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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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:
cut-dir-3-1.pl-fut