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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I answer him
Lenape:
naxkuma [vta]
Historical Example
nachgooma [1755] I answer him
Comments
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
naxkuma
Structure:
n-naxkum-a-w
Meaning:
1-answer-dir-3