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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we receive it
Lenape:
nëmëshënëmënèn [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
nëmëshënëmënèn
Structure:
n-mëshënëm-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-receive.it-inan-1.pl