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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 are half-witted
Lenape:kpàhseòtàmuhëmo [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /m/ and /h/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/.
The first insertion is raised to /u/ and receives stress.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kpàhseòtàmuhëmo
Structure:
k-pàhseòtàm-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-be.half.witted-MP-2pl