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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 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