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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we know it
Lenape:
kuwatunèn [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of the inanimate suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
kuwatunèn
Structure:
k-wëwatu-ne-nan
Meaning:
2-know.it-inan-1.pl