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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 have big legs
Lenape:amànkkatahëna [via]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
amànkkatahëna
Structure:
amànk-kat-a-hm-nan
Meaning:
big-leg-vb-MP-1.pl