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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 gave us
Lenape:milkuna [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Initial /n-/ may be pronounced too faintly to be heard distinctly.

Analysis

Form:
milkuna
Structure:
n-mil-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
give-inv-3-1.pl