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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:he does not blame me for it
Lenape:ntàkwimkuwën (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
An unrelated /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is subject to deletion between vowels but is retained (or replaced by an unrelated /w/) as a transition sound.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: presence of the inverse suffix implies a third person animate actor.

Analysis

Form:
ku ntàkwimkuwën
Structure:
ku n-t-àkwim-ëk-uw-ne
Meaning:
not 1-MP-blame-inv-neg-inan