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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:the old people made it up
Lenape:kìkayàk wënchituneyo [vti]

Comments

The mutated form /kikay/ (from /kìkew/) is taken as a new base for plural formation.
--o--
/ww/ coalesces to a single occurrence /w/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
kìkayàk wënchituneyo
Structure:
kìkay-àk w-wënchitu-ne-waw
Meaning:
elder-pl.anim 3-make.up-inan-3pl