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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we seine; we fish with a net
Lenape:
answehëna [via]
Comments
/m/ is elided before /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
answehëna
Structure:
answ-e-hm-nan
Meaning:
to.fish-vb-MP-1.pl