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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:our hearts
Lenape:ntehënanàk [na]

Historical Example

nteehennanak [1755] our hearts

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /n/.
Note: "heart" is arbitrarily classified as animate.

Analysis

Form:
ntehënanàk
Structure:
n-teh-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-heart-1.pl-pl.anim