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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:he has eaten him before (such as an animal or bird)
Lenape:mìmhwe [vta]

Comments

/ë/ of the reduplicated syllable is raised to /ì/ by the adjacent /m/; this syllable carries stress, and the weaker vowel of the root is elided.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: the meaning of the root is to eat food derived from an animal; reduplication denotes a previous, or repeated, experience.

Analysis

Form:
mìmhwe
Structure:
më-mëhw-e-w
Meaning:
redup-eat-vb-3