Lenape Tribe Seal

Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:he came from town
Lenape:utènink um [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /n/.
The inserted sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.
--o--
/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /w/, absorbing the conditioning sound.
/w/ is elided in final positon after consonants other than /k/ or /h/.

Analysis

Form:
utèning um
Structure:
utèn-nk wëm-w
Meaning:
town-loc 3-come.from