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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they sieved it
Lenape:
pawënëmëneyo [vti]
Comments
/ë/ in inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ in final position is elided after a vowel.
Note: the form still requires a prefix or preverb to be grammatical.
Analysis
Form:
pawënëmëneyo
Structure:
pawënëm-ne-waw
Meaning:
sieve-inan-3pl