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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:his stomach
Lenape:muteyëm [ni]

Comments

/w/ is elided between vowels, and /y/ is inserted as a transition sound.
Note: this noun belongs to a class ending in /ew/ but shifting to /ay/ in the singular and (by analogy) in the plural.

Analysis

Form:
muteyëm
Structure:
w-mutew-ëm
Meaning:
3-stomach-poss