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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 listens to you people; they listen to you people
Lenape:këlëstakuwa [vta]

Comments

/w/ is elided between vowels, and unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
The third person suffix /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Initial /w/ of the second person plural suffix is elided between vowels.
Likewise, final /w/ of the same suffix, occurring in final position after a vowel, is elided.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between the remaining /u/ and /a/.

Analysis

Form:
këlìstakuwa
Structure:
k-këlìstaw-ëk-w-waw
Meaning:
2-listen.to.one-inv-3-2pl