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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we kill him
Lenape:
nhilawëna [vta]
Sample Sentences
English:
We can kill him.
Lenape:
Nkàski nhilawëna.
Comments
The root is reshaped as /hnil/.
Prefix /n-/ metathesizes with root-initial /h/ and merges with /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
hnilawëna
Structure:
n-hnil-a-w-nan
Meaning:
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