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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 people are seen
Lenape:kënèhkwësihëmo [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /n/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
Unstressed /ë/ of the passive suffix is elided, and /ë/ of the verbal suffix is rounded to /ù/ after /w/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kënèhkwùsihëmo
Structure:
k-nèw-ëkw-ësi-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-see-psv-vb-MP-2pl