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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:we sleep together (i.e., live together)
Lenape:kwipèntihëna [via]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the reciprocal suffix is elided; /m/ becomes /n/ before /t/.
/ë/ is inserted between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final positon.

Analysis

Form:
kwipèntihëna
Structure:
k-wipèm-ëti-hm-nan
Meaning:
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