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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I have (something anim.)
Lenape:
nëwëlahëla [via]
Comments
/ë/ is rounded to /ù/ after /w/.
Note the different treatment of the intransitive root compared with the similar form in "I have him."
Analysis
Form:
nëwùlahëla
Structure:
n-ëwëla-hëla
Meaning:
1-have-vb