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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:I do not blame him for it
Lenape:ntàkwimawën (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/w/ of the negative suffix, normally elided between vowels, is preserved to mark negation.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Presence of a third person animate object is implied but not expressed overtly.

Analysis

Form:
ku ntàkwimawën
Structure:
ku n-t-àkwim-a-w-ne
Meaning:
not 1-MP-blame-dir-neg-inan