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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:sight
Lenape:pënamëweokàn [ni]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /w/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ in compounds after a strong vowel.

Analysis

Form:
pënamëweokàn
Structure:
pënam-we-wakàn
Meaning:
look.at.it-vb-noun