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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 met each other
Lenape:nakiskàwtuwàk [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between the resulting /u/ and the following /à/.

Analysis

Form:
nakiskàwtuwàk
Structure:
nakiskàw-ëti-w-àk
Meaning:
meet-recip-3-pl.anim