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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he gives to us
Lenape:
nëmilkuna [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse prefix is elided.
/w/ of the third person suffix is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nëmilkuna
Structure:
n-mil-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
1-give-inv-3-1.pl