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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:he answers you people
Lenape:kënaxkumkuwa [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /k/ and /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ in the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ (the third person suffix) is vocalized as /u/ between consonants, allowing the initial /w/ of the second person plural suffix to be retained as a transition sound.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kënaxkumkuwa
Structure:
k-naxkum-ëk-w-waw
Meaning:
2-answer-inv-3-2pl