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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:our baby
Lenape:këmimëntëtëna [na]

Comments

Initial /t/ of the diminutive sufix supplants final /s/ of the root.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /m/ (2) between /n/ and /t/ and (3) between /t/ and /n/.
Note: this is the inclusive "our."

Analysis

Form:
këmimëntëtëna
Structure:
k-mimëns-tët-nan
Meaning:
2-baby-dim-1.pl