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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 helped them
Lenape:nëwichëmawënanàk [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /w/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:
nëwichëmawënanàk
Structure:
n-wichëm-a-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-help-dir-3-1.pl-pl.anim