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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we lived through it
Lenape:
ntèshawsihëna [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ntèshawsihëna
Structure:
n-tèshawsi-hm-nan
Meaning:
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