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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we sense it; we foresee it
Lenape:
namatàmënèn [vti]
Comments
/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
Analysis
Form:
namatàmënèn
Structure:
n-namatàm-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-sense.it-inan-1.pl