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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 heard you (two people)
Lenape:kpëntuluhëmo [vta]

Comments

/awë/ is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /l/ and /h/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/.
The first of these insertions is rounded to /u/.
/wa is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: The underlying form is the same as that glossed "I hear you (three or more people)." It is not clear that all speakers understand the different phonological treatment as constituting a different meaning.

Analysis

Form:
kpëntuluhëmo
Structure:
k-pëntaw-ël-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-hear-1.agt-MP-2pl