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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 stopped
Lenape:nahkihëlanèn [via]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
First person plural is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: Subordinative forms are triggered by words such as /na/ "then."

Analysis

Form:
na nahkihëlanèn
Structure:
na n-nahkihëla-ne-nan
Meaning:
then 1-stop-subord-1.pl