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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:you people do not believe it
Lenape:kulamhìtamuwëneyo (w. neg.) [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /w/.
/w/ is elided before /u/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kulamhìtamuwëneyo
Structure:
k-wëlamhìtam-uw-ne-waw
Meaning:
2-believe.it-neg-inan-2pl