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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:lead us by the hand
Lenape:sahkakwëninèn [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
sahkakwëninèn
Structure:
sahkakw-ën-i-Ø-ne-nan
Meaning:
lead-by.hand-1.pat-imper.sg-MP-1.pl