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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I do not know you
Lenape:
kuwahëluu (w. neg.) [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
The remaining /w/ is vocalized as /u/.
Analysis
Form:
ku kuwahëluu
Structure:
ku k-wëwah-ël-wiw
Meaning:
not 2-know-1.agt-neg