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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: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