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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:it benefits us
Lenape:napahchikwënèn [vti]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
napahchikwënèn
Structure:
n-napahchi-ëkw-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-benefit-inv.3-inan-1.pl