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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:Why not nurse the little thing?
Lenape:nuhëlatu ka? [vta]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
The particle /ka/ suggests "why not?" or "wont you?"
Note: This is a statement typically made by children old enough to speak but still being nursed.

Analysis

Form:
nuhëlatu ka
Structure:
nuhël-a-ti-w ka
Meaning:
nurse-dir-dim-3 Q