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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 deceased dogs
Lenape:mwekàneyunkahke [na]

Comments

/ë/ is colored to /u/ by the preceding /w/, which is elided between vowels and replaced by /y/ as a transition sound.

Analysis

Form:
mwekàneyunkahke
Structure:
mwekànew-ënkahke
Meaning:
dog-abs.pl