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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 will cut him up
Lenape:pikshawënàch

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ as though in final position.
/a/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
pikshawënàch
Structure:
piksh-a-w-nan-ch
Meaning:
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