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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 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