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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 pick it up
Lenape:wètënëmënèn [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The first person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
/e/ of the inanimate suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: The presence of a first person prefix /n-/ is implied but not overtly expressed.

Analysis

Form:
wètënëmënèn
Structure:
wètënëm-ne-nan
Meaning:
pick.it.up-inan-1.pl