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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I do not hear it
Lenape:mpëntàmuwën (w/ neg.)

Historical Example

mpentamowon [1755] I do not hear it

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/w/, normally elided between vowels, is retained between /u/ and /ë/ as a transition sound.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ku mpëntàmuwën
Structure:
ku n-pëntàm-uw-ne
Meaning:
not 1-hear.it-neg-inan