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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:his children; her child
Lenape:tòmimënsa [na]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /t/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
tòmimënsa
Structure:
w-t-àmimëns-a
Meaning:
3-MP-child-obv