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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 all look shameful
Lenape:këmixaninakwsihëmo [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1)between /k/ and /m/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
këmixaninakwsihëmo
Structure:
k-mixan-i-nakwsi-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-shameful-cnct-look.thus-MP-2pl