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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 speak well
Lenape:kulixsihëmo [via]

Historical Example

cp- kulichsin [1770] you speak well

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted between /h/ and /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: the root /-xsi-/ is a contracted form of /alixsi/ "to speak."

Analysis

Form:
kulixsihëmo
Structure:
k-wëli-xsi-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-well-speak-MP-2p.