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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
our child
Lenape:
kënichanëna [na]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /n/ and (2) between /n/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
kënichanëna
Structure:
k-nichan-nan
Meaning:
2-child-1pl