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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they blame me
Lenape:ntàkwimkuk [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided, as is weak /à/ of the plural suffix.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.

Analysis

Form:
ntàkwimkuk
Structure:
n-t-àkwim-ëk-w-àk
Meaning:
1-MP-blame-inv-3-pl.anim