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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 bit us
Lenape:ntahëmukunanàk [vta]

Comments

/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is raised to /u/ in anticipation of /u/.

Analysis

Form:
ntahëmukunanàk
Structure:
n-t-ahëm-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-MP-bite-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim