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