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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:it awakened me
Lenape:ntukhìkakwën [vti]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided after a stressed vowel.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ntukhìkakwën
Structure:
n-tukhìka-ëkw-ne
Meaning:
1-awaken-inv.3-inan