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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 should have eaten
Lenape:nëmitsupane [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /m/.
The final /i/ of the root is rounded to /ù/ before the labial /p/.

Analysis

Form:
nëmitsupane
Structure:
n-mitsi-pan-e
Meaning:
1-eat-past-subjnt