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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:to look at it; to behold it; to examine by looking at it
Lenape:pënamën [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
NOTE: the subject for this form must be given by a preverb.

Analysis

Form:
pënamën
Structure:
pënam-ne
Meaning:
look.at.it-inan