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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we listen to it
Lenape:
këlëstamënèn [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound beween /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne-.
/e/ of the inanimate suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
këlìstamënèn
Structure:
këlìstam-ne-nan
Meaning:
listen.to.it-inan-1.pl