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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:he talks bad; he talks wrong
Lenape:mahchëtunhe [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted beween /ch/ and /t/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
mahchëtunhe
Structure:
mahch-tun-he-3
Meaning:
bad-mouth-vb-3