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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 look for him
Lenape:ntunao [vta]

Sample Sentences

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English:He looks for horses.
Lenape:Ntunao nehënaonkèsa.

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
ntunao
Structure:
n-tunaw-a-w
Meaning:
1-look.for-dir-3