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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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