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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he bothers us
Lenape:
nachihkuna [vta]
Comments
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nachihkuna
Structure:
n-nachih-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
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