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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
baby
Lenape:
mimëntët [na]
Sample Sentences
English:
The baby is here [can also mean 'born']
Lenape:
Na mimëntët ahpu.
Historical Example
Mèmyndet [1648] child
amimens [1770] child
Comments
The /t/ of the diminutive suffix supplants the final /s/ of the noun root.
Analysis
Form:
mimëntët
Structure:
mimëns-tët
Meaning:
child-dim
