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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:our father (excl.)
Lenape:nuxëna [na]

Historical Example

noochenna [1755] our father

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /x/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nuxëna
Structure:
n-nux-nan
Meaning:
1-father-1.pl