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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:she is wearing a long dress
Lenape:kwënahèmpse [via]

Comments

Unsressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
kwënahèmpse
Structure:
kwëna-hèmpës-e-w
Meaning:
long-dress-vb-3