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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
it made me sick
Lenape:
nëmahchihkwën [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/, also between /w/ and /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
nëmahchihkwën
Structure:
n-mahchih-ëkw-ne
Meaning:
1-make.sick-inv-inan