Detailed Entry Information

English:I go after it; I fetch it

Lenape:natëmën [vti]

Sample Sentences

English:Go get the purse.

Lenape:Natëmën në mënutès.

Historical Example

natunum [1684] fetch

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.

Analysis

Form:

natëmën

Structure:

n-natëm-ne

Meaning:

1-fetch-inan