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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 are leaving each other (one group from another)
Lenape:nëkalawtuwàk [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between the resulting /u/ and /à/.
Note that the form of the root differs from /-nëkal-/ used in other contexts.

Analysis

Form:
nëkalawtuwàk
Structure:
nëkalaw-ëti-w-àk
Meaning:
leave.one-recip-3-pl.anim