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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:I come
Lenape:mpa [via]

Sample Sentences

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English:I will come.
Lenape:Xu mpa.
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English:I will come soon.
Lenape:Xuniti mpa.
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English:I will come again.
Lenape:Làpìch mpa.
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English:I am already here.
Lenape:Mèchi mpa.

Historical Example

mpa [1760] I come

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/; in the process /p/ is voiced as /b/, and the prefixed /m-/ is heard very faintly.

Analysis

Form:
mpa
Structure:
n-pa
Meaning:
1-come