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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I own him; I dominate him
Lenape:
nihëlala [vta]
Comments
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
nihëlala
Structure:
n-nihëlal-a-w
Meaning:
1-own-dir-3