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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:he does not answer me
Lenape:naxkumkuu (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided between vowels.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
naxkumkuu
Structure:
n-naxkum-ëk-uwi-w
Meaning:
1-answer-inv-neg-3