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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
father
Lenape:
wètuxëmùksit [na]
Comments
The IC prefix metathesizes with /w/, dropping /y/ and realizing /eë/ as /è/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /x/ and /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the verbal suffix is elided.
Analysis
Form:
wètuxëmùksit
Structure:
ye-wë-t-ux-mùkësi-t
Meaning:
IC-redup-MP-father-vb-3conj