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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 have dirty hands
Lenape:niskëlënchehëna [via]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: the expected verbal suffix for this form is /-a/; the switch to /-e/ is apparenly by analogy with third person forms.

Analysis

Form:
niskëlënchehëna
Structure:
n-nisk-ëlënch-e-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-dirty-hand-vb-MP-1.pl