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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 (incl.) grandmother
Lenape:kuhëmëna [na]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kuhëmëna
Structure:
k-uhëm-nan
Meaning:
2-grandmother-1.pl