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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:they were four (anim)
Lenape:neyupanik

Comments

/wi/ is realized as /u/, and /y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and the resulting /u/.
Note: the form combines indicative and conjunct elements.

Analysis

Form:
neyupanik
Structure:
newi-w-pan-ik
Meaning:
be.four-3-past-conj.pl