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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:we do not know each other
Lenape:nuwahtihùmëna (w. neg.) [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
The resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the reciprocal suffix is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/; it is rounded to /ù/ before /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ku nuwahtihùmëna
Structure:
ku n-wëwah-ëti-hm-nan
Meaning:
not 1-know.one-recip-MP-1.pl