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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:I go with him
Lenape:nëwicheyo [vta]

Historical Example

nowitschewo [1770] I go with

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:
nëwicheyo
Structure:
n-wichew-a-w
Meaning:
1-go.with-dir-3