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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:then you people came
Lenape:kpaneyo (w. na) [via]

Comments

The subordinative suffix /-ne/ is required by the triggering word /na/ "then"
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
na kpaneyo
Structure:
na k-pa-ne-waw
Meaning:
then 2-come-subord-2pl