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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:I picked them up (the little ones)
Lenape:nëwètënatuwàk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /à/.

Analysis

Form:
nëwètënatuwàk
Structure:
n-wètën-a-ti-w-àk
Meaning:
1-pick.up-dir-dim-3-pl.anim