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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:I help you people
Lenape:kwichëmùlhùmo [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
The inserted /ë/ and the /ë/ of the first person agent suffix, both adjacent to /m/, are rounded to /ù/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kwichëmùlhùmo
Structure:
k-wichëm-ël-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-help-1.agt-MP-2pl