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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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