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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:we tell you people
Lenape:ktëlulhùmëna [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/ë/ is rounded (1) to /u/ between /l/ and /l/ and (2) to /ù/ before /m/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: This form has the same underlying structure as the form glossed "we tell you." The different phonological treatment is understood, at least by some speakers, as specifying a second person plural object.

Analysis

Form:
ktëlulhùmëna
Structure:
k-t-ël-ël-hm-nan
Meaning:
2-MP-tell-1.agt-MP-1.pl