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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:they went with me
Lenape:nëwichèwkuk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
Weak /¡a/ is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.

Analysis

Form:
nëwichèwkuk
Structure:
n-wichèw-ëk-w-àk
Meaning:
1-go.with-inv-3-pl.anim