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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:he carries it on his back
Lenape:noyuntàmën [vti]

Sample Sentences

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English:Let him go, he will have to carry that on his own back (such as a bad deed).
Lenape:Konëlinaw, nihëlàchi noyuntàmën.

Historical Example

wünajuntammen [1760] he carries it on his back

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with root-initial /n/ and the resulting /wa/ sequence is realized as /o/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
noyuntàmën
Structure:
w-nayutàm-ne
Meaning:
3-carry.on.back-inan