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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:you people think
Lenape:ktitehehëmo [via]

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: This is one of several related verbs meaning "think." Others are /-ite-/ and /-ëlite-/.

Analysis

Form:
ktitehehëmo
Structure:
k-t-itehe-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-MP-think-MP-2pl