Lenape Tribe Seal

Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

Sound Icon
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