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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 like you all
Lenape:ktaholuhëmo [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: the /ël/ syllable, for unexplained reasons, seems to receive special treatment. The vowel is raised and rounded to /u/, and /l/ is deleted. Compare this with the form glossed "I love you people," which has the same underlying form.

Analysis

Form:
ktaholuhëmo
Structure:
k-t-ahol-ël-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-MP-love-1.agt-MP-2pl