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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
our older sister
Lenape:
këmisëna [na]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound at both morpheme boundaries.
The first person plural suffix is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: this is the inclusive "our."
Analysis
Form:
këmisëna
Structure:
k-mis-nan
Meaning:
2-older.sister-1.pl