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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
when I was named a Delaware name
Lenape:
lënapeyëwènsia (w/enta) [via]
Comments
/w/ is elided between vowels and is replaced with /y/ as a transition sound.
First person conjunct /-an/ is realized as /-a/ in final position.
Note: the form is a compound of /lënapew/ "Delaware" with a truncated form of /ëluwensi/ "be named."
Analysis
Form:
enta lënapeyëwènsia
Structure:
enta lënapew-ëwènsi-an
Meaning:
when Delaware.be.named-1.conj