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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:we do not know it
Lenape:kuwatuwënèn (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of the inanimate suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
ku kuwatuwënèn
Structure:
ku k-wëwatu-w-ne-nan
Meaning:
not 2-know.it-neg-inan-1.pl