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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they answer us
Lenape:
naxkumkunënanàk [vta]
Comments
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Subordinate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before /-nan/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound in the resulting /nn/ sequence.
Analysis
Form:
na naxkumkunënanàk
Structure:
na n-naxkum-ëkw-ne-nan-àk
Meaning:
then 1-answer-inv.3-subord-1.pl-pl.anim