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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 all see each other
Lenape:kënewtihëmuk [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the reciprocal suffix is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/a/ is realized as /u/ after /m/.

Analysis

Form:
knewtihëmuk
Structure:
k-new-ëti-hm-ak
Meaning:
2-see-recip-MP-pl.anim