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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:he struck it
Lenape:pòkàntàmën

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with root-initial /p/ and the resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
pòkàntàmën
Structure:
w-pàkàntàm-ne
Meaning:
3-strike.it-inan