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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they kept us
Lenape:
kulhalkunanàk [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
Third person /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Analysis
Form:
kulhalkunanàk
Structure:
k-wëlhal-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
2-keep-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim