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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we walked
Lenape:
mhituxwehëna [via]
Sample Sentences
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