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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:you did not give it to him
Lenape:këmilawën (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /m/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: The presence of an animate recipient is implied by the direct action marker inasmuch as there is only one slot availble for either a third person suffix or an inanimate object suffix.

Analysis

Form:
ku këmilawën
Structure:
ku k-mil-a-w-ne
Meaning:
not 2-give-dir-neg-inan