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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I dried it by hand
Lenape:
mpenkwënëmën [vti]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
mpenkwënëmën
Structure:
n-penkw-ën-ëm-ne
Meaning:
1-dry-by.hand-vb-inan