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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 killed him
Lenape:kënihëla [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is raised to /i/ between /n/ and /h/.
An unrelated /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /l/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel

Analysis

Form:
knihëla
Structure:
k-nëhl-a-w
Meaning:
2-kill-dir-3