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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:our friend (man speaking of male friend)
Lenape:nitisëna [na]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /s/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nitisëna
Structure:
n-itis-nan
Meaning:
1-friend-p1.pl