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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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