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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they should still be living
Lenape:pëmawsuwàk a [via]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /à/.

Analysis

Form:
pëmawsuwàk aa
Structure:
pëmawsi-w-àk aa
Meaning:
live-3-pl.anim should