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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 go with him; we go with her
Lenape:nëwicheowëna [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /w/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nëwicheowëna
Structure:
n-wichew-a-w-nan
Meaning:
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