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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 are being seen
Lenape:nèhkwësihëna [via]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ of the root is devoiced and realized as /h/ before /k/, and the preceding vowel is laxed in a closed syllable.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nèhkwësihëna
Structure:
n-new-ëkw-ësi-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-see-inv-vb-MP-1.pl