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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:he tried to walk
Lenape:kwëchi pëmëske [via]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
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Root-final /a/ of "walk" mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.

Analysis

Form:
kwëchi pëmëske
Structure:
w-kwëchi pëmëska-w
Meaning:
3-try walk-3