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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:he sees us
Lenape:nèhkuna [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ of the root is devoiced and realized as /h/ before /k/, and the preceding vowel is laxed in a closed syllable.
/w/ of the inverse suffix is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nèhkuna
Structure:
n-new-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
1-see-inv-3-1.pl