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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he kicks us (incl.)
Lenape:
kshakhwìkakuna
Comments
/w/ is elided between vowels; unstressed /ë/ is elided.
The third person suffix /-w/ is vocalized as /u/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
kshakhwìkakuna
Structure:
k-shakhwìkaw-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
2-kick-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim