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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we visit
Lenape:
kiikehëna [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
A first person prefix /n-/ is implied but not expressed overtly.
Analysis
Form:
kiikehëna
Structure:
kiike-hm-nan
Meaning:
visit-MP-1pl