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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:my fellow dogs! (used in a story)
Lenape:mwekanewtuk

Comments

/w/ is devoiced before /t/.
Unstressed /a/ of the plural suffix is elided following /u/.

Analysis

Form:
mwekanewtuk
Structure:
mwekanew-tu-ak
Meaning:
dog-fellow-pl.anim