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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 do not answer him
Lenape:naxkumaa (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
The final /ww/ sequence is dropped but lengthens the preceding vowel.

Analysis

Form:
ku naxkumaa
Structure:
ku n-naxkum-a-w-w
Meaning:
not 1-answer-dir-neg-3