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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they blame us for it
Lenape:
ntàkwimkunënanàk [vta]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ (of the inverse suffix) is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before /-nan/, and /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound.
Analysis
Form:
ntàkwimkunënanàk
Structure:
n-t-àkwim-ëkw-ne-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-MP-blame-inv.3-inan-1.pl-pl.anim