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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: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