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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:I give you people
Lenape:këmilëlhumo [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /m/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
The second of these insertions is rounded to /ù/ before /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position.

Analysis

Form:
këmilëlhumo
Structure:
k-mil-ël-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-give-1.agt-MP-2pl