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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he lifts it up
Lenape:
tòspënëmën [vti]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /t/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
tòspënëmën
Structure:
w-t-àspënëm-ne
Meaning:
3-MP-lift.it-inan