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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:we do not believe it
Lenape:nulamhìtamuwënèn (w. neg.) [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
The resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is also inserted between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: /w/ is not elided between vowels if the preceding vowel is /u/.

Analysis

Form:
ku nulamhìtamuwënèn
Structure:
ku n-wëlamhìtam-uw-ne-nan
Meaning:
not 1-believe.it-neg-inan-1.pl