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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you all ate
Lenape:
këmitsihëmup [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /k/ and /m/, also between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
The second person plural suffix is reduced to /u/ before the past suffix, which itself is reduced to a single consonant in final position.
Analysis
Form:
këmitsihëmup
Structure:
k-mitsi-hm-waw-pan
Meaning:
2-eat-MP-2pl-past