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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 hunts for a woman
Lenape:nutxkwee [via]

Comments

Initial /w/ metathesizes with /n/ and is absorbed by the following /u/.
Root-final /w/ is elided between vowels.

Analysis

Form:
nutxkwee
Structure:
w-nut-ëxkwew-e
Meaning:
3-hunt-woman-vb