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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we tell him
Lenape:
ktëlawëna [vta]
Comments
The MP segment /t/ is required to separate a prefix such as /k-/ from a root beginning with a vowel.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ktëlawëna
Structure:
k-t-ël-a-w-nan
Meaning:
2-MP-tell-dir-3-1.pl