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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we heat it
Lenape:
nshësëmënèn [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
nshësëmënèn
Structure:
n-shësëm-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-heat.it-inan-1.pl