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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 look for me
Lenape:natunakuk [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/awë/ is realized as /a/.
/w/ following /uk/ is realized as /u/, absorbing the following /à/.
Note: this is the suppletive form of /-natun/ used with inverse forms.

Analysis

Form:
natunakuk
Structure:
n-natunaw-ëkw-àk
Meaning:
1-look.for-inv-3