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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 is wearing a blue shirt; she is wearing a blue dress
Lenape:aonhèmpse [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of /hèmpës/ is elided.
The verbal suffix /-a/ mutates to /e/ before third person /-w/.

Analysis

Form:
aonhèmpse
Structure:
aon-hèmpës-a-w
Meaning:
blue-dress-vb-3