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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 throw water on us
Lenape:kënuskënëpalihëna [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /n/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/ (of the first person plural suffix).
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kënuskënëpalihëna
Structure:
k-nuskënëpal-i-hm-nan
Meaning:
2-throw.water-1pat-MP-1pl