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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:he does not know us (excl.)
Lenape:nuwahkuiwëna (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
The resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ (of the negative suffix) is elided between vowels.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ku nuwahkuiwëna
Structure:
ku n-wëwah-ëk-uwi-w-nan
Meaning:
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