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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he holds those
Lenape:
kwëlënëmëna [vti]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and is absorbed by the following /w/.
/ë/ is inserted between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ as though in final position.
Analysis
Form:
kwëlënëmëna
Structure:
w-kwëlënëm-ne-a
Meaning:
3-hold/carry-inan-pl.inan