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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 gave it to us
Lenape:këmilkunèn [vta]

Historical Example

gëmiilguuneen [1760] he gives it to us

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /k/ and /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
Third person /w/ is vocalized as /u/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
këmilkunèn
Structure:
k-mil-ëk-w-ne-nan
Meaning:
2-give-inv-3-inan-1pl