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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:I am go get him in a canoe or boat
Lenape:nathula [vta]

Historical Example

cp- naatholeek [1760] fetch me over the water

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
nathula
Structure:
n-nathul-a-w
Meaning:
1-go.for.by.boat-dir-3