English:This is what was told to me by my late mother.
Lenape:Nal yushe ntëlkwën naka nkahèsa.
English:He told it to me.
Lenape:Ntëlkwën mah.
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ of the passive suffix is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
