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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:stand us up well
Lenape:wëli nipalinèn [vta]

Comments

First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
wëli nipalinèn
Structure:
wël-i nipal-i-Ø-ne-nan
Meaning:
well-cnct stand.up-1.pat-imper.sg-MP-1.pl