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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:in a stone house; in a brick house
Lenape:ahsënikaonink [ni]

Sample Sentences

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English:He lives in a rock house.
Lenape:Wiku ahsënikaonink.
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English:We do live in a rock house.
Lenape:Kiluna wikihëna ahsënikaonink.

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /n/.
The inserted sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
ahsënikaonink
Structure:
ahsën-i-kaon-nk
Meaning:
stone-cnct-house-loc