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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:I go to get it and will carry it on my back
Lenape:natayuntàmën [via]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: The verb root is a portmanteau of /-nata-/ "go get" and /-nayutàm/ "carry it on ones back."

Analysis

Form:
natayuntàmën
Structure:
n-natayuntàm-ne
Meaning:
1-get.and.carry.it-inan