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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he is ashamed of me
Lenape:nëmixànalùkw [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.

Analysis

Form:
nëmixànalùkw
Structure:
n-mixànal-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-be.ashamed-inv-3