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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 hired us
Lenape:ntalukalkuna [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
First person /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ntalukalkuna
Structure:
n-t-alukal-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
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