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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 cleanse myself
Lenape:mpiliha nhàkay [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
--o--
/n/ metathesizes with /h/.
Note: The literal meaning is "I clean him, (namely) myself."

Analysis

Form:
mpiliha hnàkay
Structure:
n-pilih-a-w n-hàkay
Meaning:
1-clean.one-dir-3 1-self