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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I count those (inan.)
Lenape:ntàkëntàmëna [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
ntàkëntàmëna
Structure:
n-t-àkëntàm-ne-a
Meaning:
1-MP-count.it-inan-pl.inan