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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:I am not seen
Lenape:ninèhkwësi (w. neg.) [via]

Comments

The /nn/ sequence is resolved, not by coalescing to a single occurrence, but by insertion of transitional /ë/, which is raised to /i/ when preceded and followed by /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ is devoiced before /k/ and realized as /h/.
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
ku ninèhkwùsi
Structure:
ku n-new-ëkw-ësi
Meaning:
not 1-see-psv-vb