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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:they helped us
Lenape:nëwichëmùkuwënanàk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
The third person suffix /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Note: a transitional /wë/ sequence is inserted after the resulting /u/, presumably by analogy with forms in which /ë/ is inserted between /w/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:
nëwichëmùkuwënanàk
Structure:
n-wichëm-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-help-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim