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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
they sprinkled it (inan.)
Lenape:
skàpënëmëneyo [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: a third person prefix /w-/ is implied but not expressed overtly.
Analysis
Form:
skàpënëmëneyo
Structure:
skàpënëm-ne-waw
Meaning:
wet.it-inan-3pl