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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we look at them
Lenape:
mpënawënanàk [vta]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The sequence /aw-a/ is reduced to /aw/; unique to verbs ending in /aw/ if more than one suffix follows.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
Analysis
Form:
mpënawënanàk
Structure:
n-pënaw-a-w-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-look.at.one-dir-3-1.pl-pl.anim