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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I will burn those (inan.)
Lenape:
nlusëmënàch [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before a vowel.
The vowel /a/ is laxed to /à/ in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
nlusëmënàch
Structure:
n-lusëm-ne-a-ch
Meaning:
1-burn.it-inan-pl.inan-fut