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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
thief
Lenape:
kèhkëmutkèt [na]
Comments
/ye/ metathesizes with /k/, and /y/ is elided.
The /eë/ sequence is realized as /e/ and is laxed to /è/ in a closed syllable.
Root-final /e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: reduplication marks recurrence of an act.
Analysis
Form:
kèhkëmutkèt
Structure:
ye-kèh-këmutke-t
Meaning:
IC-redup-steal-3conj