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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I did not give you people
Lenape:
këmilëluhùmo (w. neg.) [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /m/ and between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: the negative suffix takes the form /-u/ after a consonant.
Analysis
Form:
ku këmilëluhùmo
Structure:
ku k-mil-ël-u-hm-waw
Meaning:
not 2-give-1.agt-neg-MP-2pl