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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:my eyeglasses
Lenape:nushkinkhòkàna [ni]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
The resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/w/ metathesizes with /h/, and the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
Stress falls on the antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
nushkinkhòkàna
Structure:
n-wëshkinkw-hàkàn-a
Meaning:
1-eye-distance-pl.inan