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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 stole from us
Lenape:këmutëmùkuna [vta]

Comments

/kk/ coalesces to a single occurrence /k/.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/, which is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
këmutëmùkuna
Structure:
k-këmutëm-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
2-steal-inv-3-1.pl