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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
our corn
Lenape:
ntaxàskwimëmëna [ni]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ntaxàskwimëmëna
Structure:
n-t-axàskwim-ëm-nan
Meaning:
1-MP-corn-poss-1.pl