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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:our deceased ancestors or parents or forefathers
Lenape:kikayuyëmënaninkahke [na]

Comments

The mutated form /kìkay/ (from /kìkew/) is taken as a base to which further inflection is added.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /ë/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:
kikayuyëmënaninkahke
Structure:
kikay-i-w-ëm-nan-inkahke
Meaning:
elder-vb-3-rel-1.pl-departed