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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we are given
Lenape:
nëmilkehëna [vta]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between the /h/ and /m/.
The /m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nëmilkehëna
Structure:
n-mil-ke-hm-nan
Meaning:
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