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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:when I saw her
Lenape:neyòk (w. enta) [vta]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/, which is laxed in a closed syllable.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /ò/.
Note: A third person object is understood as the default. (Alternatively, we can think of the direct action marker as symbolized by a "null" suffix following the root. This null suffix could be viewed as an alternative form of the usual /-a/ suffix.)

Analysis

Form:
enta neyòk
Structure:
enta new-ak
Meaning:
when see-1.conj