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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 used it
Lenape:nòkatàmëneyo

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /n/; the resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/, as is the /wa/ sequence in the third person plural suffix.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound before the first suffix.
/w/ is elided in final position.

Analysis

Form:
nòkatàmëneyo
Structure:
w-nàkatàm-ne-waw
Meaning:
3-use.it-inan-3.pl