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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 little ones moved in a group
Lenape:nkwësultitihëna [via]

Comments

The /ië/ sequence is idiosyncratically realized as /u/.
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:
nkwësultitihëna
Structure:
n-kwësi-ëlti-ti-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-move-recip-dim-MP-1.pl