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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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