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