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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you lift it
Lenape:
ktàspënëmën [vti]
Comments
The MP segment /t/ is required to separate a prefix such as /k-/ from a root beginning with a vowel.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ktàspënëmën
Structure:
k-t-àspënëm-ne
Meaning:
2-MP-lift.it-3inan