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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:she is wearing a white dress; he is wearing a white shirt
Lenape:òphèmpse [via]

Comments

/o/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
òphèmpse
Structure:
op-hèmpës-e-w
Meaning:
white-dress-vb-3