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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:they see us
Lenape:nèhkuwënanàk [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ of the root is devoiced and realized as /h/ before /k/, and the preceding vowel is laxed in a closed syllable.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /w/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/. The first of these is rounded to /u/ before /w/.

Analysis

Form:
nèhkuwënanàk
Structure:
n-new-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-see-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim