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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 steal from me
Lenape:nkëmutëmukuk [vta]

Comments

Weak /à/ is elided, and /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is raised and rounded to /u/ in anticipation of /u/.

Analysis

Form:
nkëmutëmukuk
Structure:
n-këmutëm-ëk-w-àk
Meaning:
1-steal.it-inv-3-pl.anim