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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 tied it
Lenape:kòxptun [vti]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /wà/ is realized as /ò/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kòxptun
Structure:
w-kàxptu-ne
Meaning:
3-tie.it-inan