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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:we mocked him; we imitated him
Lenape:nanaxkwsitawëna [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
The /àwa/ sequence is realized as /a/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Stress falls on the ante-penult (i.e., the last non-final strong vowel).

Analysis

Form:
nanaxkwsitawëna
Structure:
n-na-naxkwsitàw-a-w-nan
Meaning:
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