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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I met him
Lenape:nakiskào [vta]

Historical Example

cp- nagiisgawoop [1760] I met him

Comments

This means to meet up with someone, like on a road or in town.

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Stress falls on the ante-penultimate.

Analysis

Form:
nakiskào
Structure:
n-nakiskàw-a-w
Meaning:
1-meet-dir-3