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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they bother me
Lenape:nachihkuk [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/wà/ is realized as /u/ when preceded and followed by /k/.

Analysis

Form:
nachihkuk
Structure:
n-nachih-ëk-w-àk
Meaning:
1-bother-inv-3-pl.anim