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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:she said to us
Lenape:lëkunèn [vta]

Comments

Unstressed initial /ë/ is elided.
Third person /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
lëkunèn
Structure:
ël-ëk-w-ne-nan
Meaning:
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