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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he tried to dance
Lenape:
kwëchi këntke [via]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
--o--
Root-final /a/ of "dance" mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.
Analysis
Form:
kwëchi këntke
Structure:
w-kwëchi këntka-w
Meaning:
3-try dance-3