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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
then he turned around
Lenape:
kwëlpin (w. na) [via]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
Subordinative /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
na kwëlpin
Structure:
na w-kwëlpi-ne
Meaning:
then 3-turn.around-subord