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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:sleep with me
Lenape:wipèmi [vta]

Comments

/t/ is elided before /p/ in compounding.
Note 1: This form has no sexual connotation; think in terms of a cousin visiting in a crowded wikwam.
Note 2: The root /-pèm-/ is used in compounds; the usual root for "sleep" is /-kawi-/, e.g., /n-kawi/ "I sleep."

Analysis

Form:
wipèmi
Structure:
wit-pèm-i-Ø
Meaning:
together-sleep-1.pat-imper.sg