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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you people are told
Lenape:
ktëlkehëmo [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /h/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Stress fall on the antepenult.
Analysis
Form:
ktëlkëhëmo
Structure:
k-t-ël-ëk-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-MP-tell-inv-MP-2pl