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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:you do not know me
Lenape:kuwahii (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided beween vowels.

Analysis

Form:
kuwahii
Structure:
k-wëwah-i-wi
Meaning:
2-know-1.pat-neg