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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they are quiet
Lenape:chitkwësuwàk

Comments

/ë/ following /w/ is realized as /ù/
/iw/ is realized as /u/, and an unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound to ease pronunciation of the resulting /uà/ sequence

Analysis

Form:
chitkwùsuwàk
Structure:
chitkwësi-w-àk
Meaning:
be.quiet-3-pl.anim