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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:we live a quiet life
Lenape:kchitawsihëna [via]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
kchitawsihëna
Structure:
k-chitawsi-hm-nan
Meaning:
2-live.quiet-MP-1.pl