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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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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