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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 gather those (inan.)
Lenape:nëmaèhëmëna [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/, also between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before the inanimate plural.

Analysis

Form:
nëmaèhëmëna
Structure:
n-maèhëm-ne-a
Meaning:
1-gather.it-inan-pl.inan