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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:we all see each other
Lenape:kënewtihënuk [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.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The sequence /-nan-ak/ is idiosyncratically contracted to /-nuk/.

Analysis

Form:
knewtihënuk
Structure:
k-new-ëti-hm-nan-ak
Meaning:
2-see-recip-MP-1.pl-pl.anim