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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
their dog
Lenape:
mwekàneyëmëwoo [na]
Comments
/w/ is elided before /m/.
/w/ is elided between vowels, and /y/ is inserted as a transition sound.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /w/.
Two sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
mwekàneyëmëwoo
Structure:
w-mwekànew-ëm-waw-a
Meaning:
3-dog-poss-3pl-obv