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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I cleaned it (by hand)
Lenape:
mpilënëmën [vti]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: the verb final /-ën/ "by hand" is an integral part of the verb stem.
Analysis
Form:
mpilënëmën
Structure:
n-pil-ën-ëm-ne
Meaning:
1-clean-by.hand-vb-inan