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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 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