Lenape Tribe Seal

Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

Sound Icon
English:they did not use it
Lenape:nòkatamuwëneyo (w/ neg.)

Comments

/w/ metatheszes with root-initial /w/ and the reslting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/, as is the /wa/ sequence in the third person plural suffix.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound following the negative suffix; the /w/ of this suffix, normally elided between vowels, is retained as a transition sound.
/w/ is elided in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ku nòkatamuwëneyo
Structure:
ku w-nàkatam-uw-ne-waw
Meaning:
not 3-use.it-neg-inan-3.pl