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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:he holds those
Lenape:kwëlënëmëna [vti]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
/ë/ is inserted between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ as though in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kwëlënëmëna
Structure:
w-kwëlënëm-ne-a
Meaning:
3-hold/carry-inan-pl.inan