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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:we help each other (three or more people)
Lenape:wichëntihënuk [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the repicrocal suffix is elided.
/m/ assimilates to /t/ and is realized as /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.

Analysis

Form:
wichëntihënuk
Structure:
wichëm-ëti-hm-nuk
Meaning:
help.one-recip-MP-1.pl.all