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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:they do not blame us
Lenape:ntàkwimkuiwënanàk (w. neg.)

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
An unrelated /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.
/w/ of the third person suffix is also subject to elision between vowels, but is retained (or replaced by an unrelated /w/) as a transition sound between /i/ and /ë/.

Analysis

Form:
ku ntàkwimkuiwënanàk
Structure:
ku n-t-àkwim-ëk-uwi-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
not 1-MP-blame-inv-neg-3-1.pl-pl.anim