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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 bring him, I brought him
Lenape:mpèshëwa [vta]

Historical Example

mpeschüwa [1760] I bring him

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ëw/ is realized as /u/, with an unrelated /w/ inserted as a transition sound.
/w/ is elided in final position.
NOTE: See also "I bring him, I brought him" /mpèsha/ based on the reanalyzed root /-pèsh-/. Tense is not actually specified in either form.

Analysis

Form:
mpèshuwa
Structure:
n-pèshëw-a-w
Meaning:
1-bring-dir-3