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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:they told us
Lenape:ktëlkunanàk [vta]

Comments

/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.

Analysis

Form:
ktëlkunanàk
Structure:
k-t-ël-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
2-MP-tell-psv-3-1.pl-pl.anim