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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 told us
Lenape:tëlkunèn [vta]

Comments

The first person prefix /n-/ is often heard very faintly.
The third person suffix /-w/ is vocalized as /u/ between consonants.
The first person suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The /e/ of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
tëlkunèn
Structure:
n-t-ël-ëk-w-ne-nan
Meaning:
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