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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 came from
Lenape:numhëmëna [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
The resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /h/ and /m/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
numhëmëna
Structure:
n-wëm-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-come.from-MP-1.pl