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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 hunt squirrels
Lenape:nutxanikweyòk [via]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /n/ and is absorbed by the following /u/.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
nutxanikweyòk
Structure:
w-nut-xanikwew-àk
Meaning:
3-hunt-squirrel-pl.anim