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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you pull it down
Lenape:
kpënënëmën [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
kpënënëmën
Structure:
k-pënënëm-ne
Meaning:
2-pull.down-inan