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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they stood us up
Lenape:nipalùkuwënanàk [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Note: the additional syllable /-wë-/ appears to be added by analogy with other forms in which the added syllable is a proper development.

Analysis

Form:
nipalùkuwënanàk
Structure:
n-nipal-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-stand.up-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim