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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:when they saw him
Lenape:neyòhtitëp (w. enta) [vta]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/ and is laxed to /ò/ before a consonant cluster.
Unstressed /ë/ of the conjunct plural is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /t/ and /p/.
The past suffix /-pan/ is realized as /-p/ in final position.
Note: A third person object is understood as the default.

Analysis

Form:
enta neyòhtitëp
Structure:
enta new-a-hëti-t-pan
Meaning:
when see-dir-3pl.conj-3conj-past