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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

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Detailed Entry Information

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English:they give to us; they gave to us
Lenape:nëmilkuwënanàk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ of the third person suffix is vocalized as /u/ between consonants (disregarding the inserted /ë/).
Note: this form represents one of three possible treatments of the same underlying form, all representing the same meaning.

Analysis

Form:
nëmilkuwënanàk
Structure:
n-mil-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-give-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim