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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he dragged me
Lenape:
mpëmëtachilukw [vta]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
Unstressd /ë/ in the root-final syllable is elided.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is raised to /u/ in anticipation of /w/.
Analysis
Form:
mpùmëtachlukw
Structure:
n-pùmëtachël-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-drag.one-inv-3