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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they bought (something) for me
Lenape:
nëmahëlàmwelxùkuk [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
Weak /à/ is elided, and /w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Analysis
Form:
nëmahëlàmwelxùkuk
Structure:
n-mahëlàm-welx-ëk-w-àk
Meaning:
1-buy.it-for.one-inv-3-pl.anim