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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 them
Lenape:nihëneyoòk [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is raised to /i/ between /n/ and /h/.
Sequences of /wa/ and /wà/ are realized as /o/ and /ò/ respectively.

Analysis

Form:
nihëneyoòk
Structure:
n-nëhë-new-a-w-àk
Meaning:
1-redup-see-dir-3-pl.anim