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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 walked
Lenape:mhituxwehëna [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:We walked for about an hour.
Lenape:Mhituxwehëna ahpami kwëti awëlink.

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
hmituxwehëna
Structure:
hmituxwe-hm-nan
Meaning:
walk-MP-1.pl