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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 will stay home
Lenape:nutikehënàch [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:We will stay at home if it gets too hot.
Lenape:Nutikehënàch shëlàntèke.

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ as though in final position; to this form the future clitic is added.
/a/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
nutikehënàch
Structure:
n-nutike-hm-nan-ch
Meaning:
stay.home-MP-1.pl-fut