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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 grease it
Lenape:shamënëmën [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: this form requires a preverb or further inflection to be grammatical, e.g., /n-kata shamënëmën/ "I want to grease it."

Analysis

Form:
shamënëmën
Structure:
shamënëm-ne
Meaning:
grease.it-inan