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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:he did not give them
Lenape:mwilaiyok (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/w/ and /m/ metathesize.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:
ku mwilaiyok
Structure:
ku w-mil-a-wi-w-ak
Meaning:
not 3-give-dir-neg-3-pl