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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:my younger brother; my younger sister; my younger cousin; my younger sibling
Lenape:naxisëmës [na]

Sample Sentences

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English:My younger brother Bill Shawnee himself has already begun to forget.
Lenape:Wa naxisëmës kènu Bill Shawnee mèchi nèka tolëmi wànin.

Historical Example

Hissimus [1648] brother, sister
issimus [1684] a brother
cp- chesimus [1760] younger brother or sister

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /x/.

Analysis

Form:
naxisëmës
Structure:
n-xisëmës
Meaning:
1-younger.sibling