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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 went
Lenape:ntahëna [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:We went to town.
Lenape:Utènink ntahëna.
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English:We went there where Freddie lives.
Lenape:Ika ntahëna na Freddie wikit.
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English:We went to his house.
Lenape:Ntahëna wikit.

Comments

/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:
ntahëna
Structure:
n-t-a-hm-nan
Meaning:
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