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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I came to visit
Lenape:
mpèchi kiike [via]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
NOTE: /pèchi/ implies undertaking something for a particular purpose and is commonly translated as "come to (do something)."
Analysis
Form:
mpèchi kiike
Structure:
n-pèchi kiike
Meaning:
1-purpose to.visit