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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:they do not look at us
Lenape:mpënakuiwënanàk (w/ neg.) [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The sequence /awë/ is realized as /a/; the process is unique to verbs ending in /aw/.
/w/ is elided between vowels (this affects the negative suffix).
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:
ku mpënakuiwënanàk
Structure:
ku n-pënaw-ëk-uwi-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
not 1-look.at.one-inv-neg-3-1.pl-pl.anim