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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:we are very spotted
Lenape:sòmi sësàpsihëna [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
sòmi sësàpsihëna
Structure:
sòmi sësàpsi-hm-nan
Meaning:
very be.spotted-MP-1.pl