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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we moved in a group
Lenape:
nkwësultihëna [via]
Comments
The /ië/ sequence is idiosyncratically realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nkwësultihëna
Structure:
n-kwësi-ëlti-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-move-recip-MP-1.pl