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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 joking
Lenape:kikikuwehëmo [via]

Comments

/kk/ coalesces into a single occurrence /k/.
/ë/ is inserted betweem /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ in is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kikikuwehëmo
Structure:
k-kikikuwe-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-joke-MP-2pl