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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 fooled me
Lenape:nëmikwihùkw

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound after the prefix.
The /ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.

Analysis

Form:
nëmikwihùkw
Structure:
n-mikwih-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-trick-inv-3