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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:he owns it
Lenape:wënihëlatàmën [vti]

Historical Example

wunnihillattamen [1760] that is his

Comments

/ë/ is inserted (1) between /w/ and /n/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:
wënihëlatàmën
Structure:
w-nihëlatàm-ne
Meaning:
3-own.it-inan