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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he cuts it
Lenape:
kwishkshëmën [vti]
Sample Sentences
English:
He cut the meat.
Lenape:
Kwishkshëmën në wiyus.
English:
He cut his hand.
Lenape:
Kwishkshëmën në nòxk.
English:
The man cut the meat.
Lenape:
Kwishkshëmën në wiyus na lënu.
Comments
The /w/ prefix metathesizes with the /k/ of the root.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
kwishkshëmën
Structure:
w-kishkshëm-ne
Meaning:
3-cut.it-inan