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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 am nursing a baby; I nurse him
Lenape:nuhëla [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
nuhëla
Structure:
n-nuhël-a-w
Meaning:
1-nurse-dir-3