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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 paint me
Lenape:ntelahkënùkuk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
Weak /à/ is elided, and /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.

Analysis

Form:
ntelahkënùkuk
Structure:
n-t-elahkën-ëk-w-àk
Meaning:
1-MP-paint-inv-3-pl.anim