Toggle navigation
Getting Started
Lessons
Stories
Videos
Historical Examples
About Us
Contact Us
Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he marries me; she marries me
Lenape:
nëwicheùkw [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
Root-final /w/ is elided between vowels.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
Analysis
Form:
nëwicheùkw
Structure:
n-wichew-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-marry-inv-3