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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
where I used to live
Lenape:
ènta wèhikia [via]
Comments
The past prefix, like initial change, reshapes the initial syllable of the verb to which it is attached.
/èh/ metathesizes with root-initial /w/.
First person conjunct /-an/ is realized as /-a/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ènta wèhikia
Structure:
ènta èh-wiki-an
Meaning:
where past-live-1.conj