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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:our sisters; our kinswomen
Lenape:ntuxkweyëmëna [na]

Comments

Root-initial /ë/ is raised and rounded to /u/ before /x/.
/w/ is elided between vowels and is replaced by /y/ as a transition sound.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ntuxkweyëmëna
Structure:
n-t-ëxkwew-ëm-nan
Meaning:
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