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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:I admire you
Lenape:kulinul [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ of the suffix is raised to /u/ beween /n/ and /l/.

Analysis

Form:
kulinul
Structure:
k-wëlin-ël
Meaning:
2-admire-1.agt