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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he did not give it to you
Lenape:
këmilkuwën (w. neg.) [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound after initial /k/ and also before the last suffix.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ku këmilkuwën
Structure:
ku k-mil-ëk-u-w-ne
Meaning:
not 2-give-inv-neg-3-inan