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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he blamed me for it; I was accused of it
Lenape:ntàkwimkwën [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
An unrelated /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ntàkwimkwën
Structure:
n-t-àkwim-ëk-w-ne
Meaning:
1-MP-blame-inv-3-inan