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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
our (his & my) older sister
Lenape:
nëmisëna [na]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound at both morpheme boundaries.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nëmisëna
Structure:
n-mis-nan
Meaning:
1-older.sister-1.pl