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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 dirtied him (by hand)
Lenape:niskëna [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
niskëna
Structure:
n-nisk-ën-a-w
Meaning:
1-dirty-by.hand-dir-3