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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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