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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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