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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:it is bad (lit: it is not good)
Lenape:mata wëlëtuu [vii]

Comments

/iw/ is realized a /u/.
/w/ is elided between vowels.

Analysis

Form:
mata wëlëtuu
Structure:
mata wëlët-uwi-w
Meaning:
not good-neg-3