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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:Women! (voc.); my fellow women (term of address)
Lenape:ntuxkweyëmëtuk [na]

Comments

Root-initial /ë/ is raised and rounded to /u/ before /x/.
/w/ is elided between vowels and is replaced by /y/ as a transition sound.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound beween /m/ and /t/.

Analysis

Form:
ntuxkweyëmëtuk
Structure:
n-t-ëxkwew-ëm-tuk
Meaning:
1-MP-woman-rel-voc