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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he greased it
Lenape:
shomënëmën [vti]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /sh/, and the resuling /wa/ is realized as /o/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
shomënëmën
Structure:
w-shamënëm-ne
Meaning:
3-grease.it-inan