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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
his pet; his dog or horse; etc.
Lenape:
tòlëmunsa [na]
Sample Sentences
English:
I fed his dog (or his pet).
Lenape:
Ntàxama tòlëmunsa.
Historical Example
tollemuse [1684] servant ??
wtallemunsall [1760] his creature
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /t/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
tòlëmunsa
Structure:
w-t-àlëmuns-a
Meaning:
3-MP-pet-obv
