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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:what they have repeatedly used
Lenape:nìnhakatamihtit [ni]

Comments

/ë/ of the reduplicated prefix is raised to /i/ when adjacent to /n/.
/ë/ of the plural suffix metathesizes with /h/ and is raised to /i/ after /m/.

Analysis

Form:
nìnhakatamihtit
Structure:
në-nhakatam-hëti-t
Meaning:
redup-use.it-3conj.pl-3conj