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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:we did not give you
Lenape:këmilëlhùmëna (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /m/, (2) between /h/ and /m/, and (3) between /m/ and /n/.
The second of these insertions is rounded to /ù/ before /m/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ku këmilëlhùmëna
Structure:
ku k-mil-ël-hm-nan
Meaning:
not 2-give-1.agt-MP-1.pl