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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you people were told it
Lenape:
ktëlkèneyo [vti]
Comments
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
With stress on the penult, the vowel of the inanimate suffix is laxed.
Analysis
Form:
ktëlkèneyo
Structure:
k-t-ël-ke-ne-waw
Meaning:
2-MP-tell-psv-inan-2pl