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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:he went with us
Lenape:wichèwkuna [vta]

Historical Example

quitschechgoona [1755] he goes with us

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
wichèwkuna
Structure:
wichew-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
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