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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:we have roasting ears (of corn); our corn is in the milk stage
Lenape:winamihëna [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
Note: First person prefix /n-/ is not always pronounced.

Analysis

Form:
winamihëna
Structure:
n-winami-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-have.ripe.corn-MP-1.pl