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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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