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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 are glad
Lenape:kulelìntàm

Sample Sentences

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English:Are you glad?
Lenape:Kulelìntàm hèch?

Historical Example

golelentam [1755] Are you glad?
golelentam [1760] you are glad

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ before /n/ is realized as /i/.

Analysis

Form:
kulelìntàm
Structure:
k-wëlelëntàm
Meaning:
2-be.glad