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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:we (incl.) are intelligent
Lenape:klëpohëna

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/ë/ is inserted in the semantically empty MP suffix /-hm/
/m/ is elided before /n/.
/-nan/ is realized as /na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
klëpohëna
Structure:
k-lëpwa-hm-nan
Meaning:
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