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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 enter, we go in
Lenape:pënchinèn

Comments

The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ after /-ne/ in final position.
The /e/ of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
pënchinèn
Structure:
pënchi-ne-nan
Meaning:
go.in-MP-1.pl