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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he did not beg him
Lenape:
memèntuwalaio (w. neg.)
Comments
Initial /w/ is elided before /m/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
ku memèntuwalaio
Structure:
ku w-memèntuwal-a-wi-w-a
Meaning:
not 3-beg-dir-neg-3-obv