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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:they look at us
Lenape:mpënakunanàk

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The sequence /awë/ is realized as /a/; unique to verbs ending in /aw/.
/w/ between /k/ and /n/ is vocalized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
mpënakunanàk
Structure:
n-pënaw-ëk-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-look.at.one-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim