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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 are white (colored white, not referring to race)
Lenape:nòpsihëna [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/wa/ is realized as /o/ and is laxed in a closed syllable.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nòpsihëna
Structure:
n-wàp-ësi-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-white-vb-MP-1.pl