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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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