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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 ate him, have eaten him
Lenape:nëmuhowëna [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: Used in referring to animal food (e.g., rabbit, chicken) as opposed to vegetable food.

Analysis

Form:
nëmuhowëna
Structure:
n-mëhw-a-w-nan
Meaning:
1-eat-dir-3-1.pl