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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he looks at me
Lenape:
mpënakw [vta]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The sequence /awë/ is realized as /a/; the process is unique to verbs ending in /aw/.
Analysis
Form:
mpënakw
Structure:
n-pënaw-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-look.at.one-inv-3