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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
their things
Lenape:
kwèkunëmëwoo [ni]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
/ë/ is inserted between /m/ and /w/.
Word-final /wa/ is realized as /o/; in the preceding /wa/ sequence, /a/ is colored to /o/ but /w/ is retained as a transition sound.
Analysis
Form:
kwèkunëmëwoo
Structure:
w-kwèkun-ëm-waw-a
Meaning:
3-thing-poss-3pl-pl.inan