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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I did not buy it for him
Lenape:ntayëmwelxao (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
[uncertainties remain]

Analysis

Form:
ntayëmwelxao
Structure:
n-t-ayëmwelxaw-a-w
Meaning:
1-MP-buy.for.one-dir-neg