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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they yell at each other
Lenape:
làxkàntuwàk [vta]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between the resulting /u/ and the following /à/.
Analysis
Form:
làxkàntuwàk
Structure:
làxkàn-ëti-w-àk
Meaning:
yell.at-recip-3-pl.anim