Detailed Entry Information

English:we walk, we walked

Lenape:mpëmskahëna [via]

Sample Sentences

English:We walked past Nahuxwe's house.

Lenape:Mpëmskahëna Nahuxwe wikit

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
Unstressed /ë/ before /s/ is commonly deleted.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is deleted before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

This is a short form for mpëmëskahëna

Analysis

Form:

mpëmskahëna

Structure:

n-pëmëska-hm-nan

Meaning:

1-walk-MP-1.pl