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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:I bought it for them
Lenape:ntayëmwelxaneyo [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/awë/ is realized as /a/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
ntayëmwelxaneyo
Structure:
n-t-ayëmwelxaw-ne-waw
Meaning:
1-MP-buy.for.one-dir-inan-3pl