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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we jumped here and there
Lenape:
nëmësilakilhëmëna [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/, (2) between /h/ and /m/ and (3) between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nëmësilakilhëmëna
Structure:
n-mësi-lakil-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-variously-jump-MP-1.pl