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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 drank too much
Lenape:nusamusëmwihëna [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 between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: both roots are used only in compounds.

Analysis

Form:
nusamusëmwihëna
Structure:
n-wësam-usëmwi-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-too.much-drink-MP-1.pl