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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

English:we ate
Lenape:nëmitsihënàp [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ before the past suffix.
The past suffix /-pan/ takes the form /-p/ in final position.
/a/ of the first person plural suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
nëmitsihënàp
Structure:
n-mitsi-hm-nan-pan
Meaning:
1-eat-MP-1.pl-past