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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 hate us
Lenape:kshinkalihëna [vta]

Historical Example

kshinggalihenna [1760] you hate us

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound ibetween /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kshinkalihëna
Structure:
k-shinkal-i-hm-nan
Meaning:
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