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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:I gave them a disease
Lenape:nëmëshihaòk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/.
/wà/ is realized as /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
nëmëshihaòk
Structure:
n-mëshih-a-w-àk
Meaning:
1-give.disease-dir-3-pl.anim