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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I did not receive it
Lenape:
nëmëshënëmuwën (w. neg.) [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ke nëmëshënëmuwën
Structure:
ku n-mëshënëm-uw-ne
Meaning:
not 1-receive.it-neg-inan