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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:I fixed those (inan.)
Lenape:nulixtuna [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
The resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
nulixtuna
Structure:
n-wëlixtu-ne-a
Meaning:
1-fix.it-inan-pl.inan