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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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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