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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 begged them
Lenape:nëmehëmèntuwalawënanàk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/, also between /w/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:
nëmehëmèntuwalawënanàk
Structure:
n-mehëmèntuwal-a-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-beg-dir-3-1.pl-pl.anim