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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 hit yourself
Lenape:kpàkama kàkay [vta]

Historical Example

kpakgamma [1770] you hit him

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/h/ is effectively elided following /k/.

Analysis

Form:
kpàkama kàkay
Structure:
k-pàkama-w k-hàkay
Meaning:
2-hit-3 2-self