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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:he stops it
Lenape:nòkënëmën

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with root-initial /n/ and the resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nòkënëmën
Structure:
w-nakënëm-ne
Meaning:
3-stop.it-inan