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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:I kill you
Lenape:kënihëlël [vta]

Historical Example

kenihillel [1760] I will kill you

Comments

/ë/ is raised to /i/ between /n/ and /h/.
An unrelated /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /l/.

Analysis

Form:
knihëlël
Structure:
k-nihël-ël
Meaning:
2-kill-1.agt