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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:he, now deceased, visited us
Lenape:nkiikàmùkunana [vta]

Comments

/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.

Analysis

Form:
nkiikàmùkunana
Structure:
n-kiikàm-ëk-w-nan-a
Meaning:
1-visit-inv-3-1.pl-abs