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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we will sleep with it
Lenape:
kwipèntumëna [via]
Comments
/m/ becomes /n/ before /t/.
/ë/ is inserted between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Note: the verbal suffix adds the notion of an inanimate object.
Analysis
Form:
kwipèntumëna
Structure:
k-wipèm-tum-nan
Meaning:
2-sleep.with-vb-1.pl