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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 answered us
Lenape:naxkumkuna [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is realized as /u/ between consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
naxkumkuna
Structure:
n-naxkum-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
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