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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: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