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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:their flower
Lenape:wòtaèsëmëwoo [na]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /w/.
Both sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.
Note that since "flower" is treated as animate, it must be marked as obviative.

Analysis

Form:
wòtaèsëmëwoo
Structure:
w-òtaès-ëm-waw-a
Meaning:
3-flower-poss-3.pl-obv