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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:my wives (lit: the ones who go with me)
Lenape:nëwicheòchëmàk [na]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
Stress falls on the antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
nëwicheòchëmàk
Structure:
n-wicheòchëm-àk
Meaning:
1-go.with-pl.anim