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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:they want it
Lenape:kahtatàmëneyo [vti]

Comments

w/ is devoiced to /h/; it metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /ha/ is realized as /ah/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
kahtatàmëneyo
Structure:
w-katatàm-ne-waw
Meaning:
3-want.it-inan-3pl