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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we float; we float away
Lenape:
alëmipukhëmëna [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted (1) between /h/ and /m/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
The first /ë/ is rounded to /ù/ before /m/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
alëmipukhëmëna
Structure:
alëmipuk-hm-nan
Meaning:
float-MP-1.pl