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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:they saw it; they saw those (inan.)
Lenape:neyòtàmëneyo [vti]

Comments

/wà/ is realized as /ò/, and /y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and the resulting /ò/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: a third person prefix /w-/ is implied but not expressed overtly.

Analysis

Form:
neyòtàmëneyo
Structure:
newàtàm-ne-waw
Meaning:
see.it-inan-3pl