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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: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