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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I did not give it to him
Lenape:nëmilawën (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
A third person recipient (which would occur in the same slot as the inanimate suffix) is implied by the presence of the direct suffix.

Analysis

Form:
ku nëmilawën
Structure:
ku n-mil-a-w-ne
Meaning:
not 1-give-dir-neg-inan