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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:they drowned
Lenape:aptëpeneyo [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/y/ in inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
aptëpeneyo
Structure:
aptëpe-ne-waw
Meaning:
drown-3-pl