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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:on your knee
Lenape:këtkunk

Comments

/kk/ coalesces to a single occurrence: /k/.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/.
Stress fall on the first syllable, and unstressed /ë/ before /k/ is elided.

Analysis

Form:
këtkunk
Structure:
k-këtëkw-nk
Meaning:
2-knee-loc