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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 answer him
Lenape:kënaxkumawëna [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /n/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: this is inclusive "we."

Analysis

Form:
kënaxkumawëna
Structure:
k-naxkum-a-w-nan
Meaning:
2-answer-dir-3-1.pl