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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 people help him
Lenape:kwichëmawa [vta]

Comments

/ww/ coalesces to a single occurrence /w/, blocking the usual realization of /wa/ as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kwichëmawa
Structure:
k-wichëm-a-w-waw
Meaning:
2-help-dir-3-2pl