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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:my knees
Lenape:nkëtkuk [na]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ before /kw/ is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/, absorbing the following weak /à/.

Analysis

Form:
nkëtkuk
Structure:
n-këtëkw-àk
Meaning:
1-knee-pl.anim