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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 saw him
Lenape:neyowëna [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and the resulting /o/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
neyowëna
Structure:
n-new-a-w-nan
Meaning:
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