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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:I will look for him
Lenape:ntunaòch [vta]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided as though in final position.
The future clitic is added to the finished product; /o/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
ntunaòch
Structure:
n-tunaw-a-w-ch
Meaning:
1-look.for-dir-3-fut