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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he has finished creating (something)
Lenape:kishelìntàm [vti]

Historical Example

kischelëntamen [1770] he creates it

Comments

/m/ assimilates to /t/ and is realized as /n/.
/ë/ preceding /n/ is raised to /i/.
The form as inflected for third person conjunct is taken as a new base to which is added the verbal suffix.
Note: the root is derived from /kish-/ "finish" + /ëlënam/ "do."

Analysis

Form:
kishelìntàm
Structure:
kishelëm-t-àm
Meaning:
create-3conj-vb