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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 hears you people
Lenape:kpëntakuwa [vta]

Comments

/w/ is elided between vowels.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position.
/ww/ coalesces to a single occurrence /w/, which is vocalized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound in the resulting /ua/ sequence.

Analysis

Form:
kpëntakuwa
Structure:
k-pëntaw-ëk-w-waw
Meaning:
2-hear-inv-3-2pl