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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I saw him a while ago
Lenape:
wèski mah neyo [via]
Comments
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position.
Analysis
Form:
wèski mah neyo
Structure:
wèski mah n-new-a-w
Meaning:
recent past 1-see-dir-3