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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:I have seen it before
Lenape:nihënèmën [vti]

Historical Example

nihineemen [1760] I have seen many things

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is raised to /i/ between /n/ and /h/.
/e/ of the root is laxed in a closed syllable.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/; the preceding laxed vowel remains laxed.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nihënèmën
Structure:
n-nëhë-nem-ne
Meaning:
1-redup-see.it-inan