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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 made it
Lenape:mònitu

Sample Sentences

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English:He made some money.
Lenape:Moni mònitun.
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English:She made the dish.
Lenape:Mònitu në lokèns.

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /m/ and the resulting /wa/ is realized as /o/.
/-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
mònitun
Structure:
w-manitu-ne
Meaning:
3-make.it-3inan