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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 know you (three or more people)
Lenape:kënënulhumo [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
This insertion and /ë/ of the first person agent suffix are rounded to /u/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
NOTE: The underlying form is the same as that glossed "I know you (two people)." It is not clear that all speakers understand the different phonological treatment as lconstituting a different meaning.

Analysis

Form:
knënulhumo
Structure:
k-nën-ël-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-know-1.agt-MP-2pl