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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he crawled up to me (used of a baby or animal but not an adult)
Lenape:
mpëmuxkwsuwalùkw [vta]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is rounded to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.
Analysis
Form:
mpëmuxsuwalùkw
Structure:
n-pëmuxsuwal-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-crawl.to.one-inv-3