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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you people went hunting
Lenape:
ktupaluhëmo [via]
Comments
Root-final /i/ is raised to /u/ in anticipation of /m/. (?)
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound beween /h/ and /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
ktupaluhëmo
Structure:
k-tupali-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-go.hunting-MP-2pl