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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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