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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 stood it up
Lenape:wënipahtuneyo [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between prefix /w-/ and root-initial /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
wënipahtuneyo
Structure:
w-nipahtu-ne-waw
Meaning:
3-stand.up-inan-3pl