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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I look at them
Lenape:
mpënaok [vta]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The sequence /aw-a/ is reduced to /a/, unique to verbs ending in /aw/ if more than a single suffix follows.
The remaining /wa/ is realized as /o/.
Analysis
Form:
mpënaok
Structure:
n-pënaw-a-w-ak
Meaning:
1-look.at.one-dir-3-pl.anim