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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:his grandmother; his great aunt
Lenape:uhëma [na]

Historical Example

ohumall [1760] his grandmother

Comments

/w/ is absorbed by the vowel /u/.

Analysis

Form:
uhëma
Structure:
w-uhëm-a
Meaning:
3-grandmother-obv