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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
she is dancing the raccoon dance
Lenape:
nahënëmke [via]
Comments
The vowel of this verb mutates to /e/ before third person /w/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
nahënëmke
Structure:
nahënëm-ka-w
Meaning:
raccoon-dance-3