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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 stops thinking about it
Lenape:punelëntàmën [vti]

Comments

Prefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/ and is absorbed by the following /u/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
punelëntàmën
Structure:
w-pune-lëntàm-ne
Meaning:
3-stop-think-inan