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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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English:I sleep with them (in the same bed)
Lenape:nëwipèmaòk [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:
nëwipèmaòk
Structure:
n-wipèm-a-w-àk
Meaning:
1-sleep.with-dir-3-pl.anim