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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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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