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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
take it away for us
Lenape:
pali lënëmainèn [vti]
Comments
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: in this case the patient denotes a benefactive function.
Analysis
Form:
pali lënëmainèn
Structure:
pali lënëma-i-Ø-ne-nan
Meaning:
away take.it-1.pat-imper.sg-inan-1.pl