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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:we are lazy
Lenape:nulhànthëmëna

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /h/ and /m/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
Stress falls on the antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
nulhànthëmëna
Structure:
n-nulhànt-hm-nan
Meaning:
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