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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 saw those (inan.)
Lenape:nemënènèn [vti]

Sample Sentences

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English:Help us so that we will see good things.
Lenape:Wichëminèn ntìlìch nemënën wëli kèku.

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of inanimate /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: the standard verb /-nem/ is augmented by what appears to be a contracted form of the inanimate suffix.

Analysis

Form:
nemënènèn
Structure:
n-nemën-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-see.it-inan-1.pl