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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 all will eat
Lenape:këmitsihëmòch [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /m/, also between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in what would normally be final position.
The future clitic /ch/ is attached, and /o/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
këmitsihëmòch
Structure:
k-mitsi-hm-waw-ch
Meaning:
2-eat-MP-2pl-fut