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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:you people are ashamed of him
Lenape:këmixanalawa [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /k/ and /m/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/ww/ coalesces to a single occurence /w/, blocking realization of /wa/ as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
këmixanalawa
Structure:
k-mixanal-a-w-waw
Meaning:
2-ashamed-dir-3-2pl