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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:my name is
Lenape:luwènsi [via]

Historical Example

lwense [1684] name

Comments

Root-ititial unstressed /ë/ is elided.
The /n-/ prefix is often not heard distinctly before /l/.

Analysis

Form:
luwènsi
Structure:
n-ëluwènsi
Meaning:
1-be.named