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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we are eating soup
Lenape:
kënamuhwehëna [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted (1) between /k/ and /n/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: this is the inclusive "we."
Analysis
Form:
kënamuhwehëna
Structure:
k-namuhwe-hm-nan
Meaning:
2-eat.soup-MP-1pl