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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:we are all eating
Lenape:nëmitsahtihënuk [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
Final /w/ is often not heard distinctly.

Analysis

Form:
nëmitsahtihënuk
Structure:
n-mits-ahti-hm-nukw
Meaning:
1-eat-all-MP-1.pl