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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:our clothes
Lenape:ktahèmpsëmëna [ni]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the root is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: this is the inclusive plural.

Analysis

Form:
ktahèmpsëmëna
Structure:
k-ta-hèmpës-ëm-nan
Meaning:
2-MP-dress-poss-1.pl