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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:those are little (inan)
Lenape:tànkètuwa [vii]

Comments

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition beween the resulting /u/ and /a/.

Analysis

Form:
tànkètuwa
Structure:
tànkèti-w-a
Meaning:
be.little-3-pl.inan