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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:dressmaker
Lenape:èhèmpsahèt [na]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the root is elided.
/y/ of the noun-forming IC prefix is elided.
/e/ of the IC prefix is idiosyncratically laxed.
/e/ of the verbalizing suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
èhèmpsahèt
Structure:
ye-hèmpës-a-he-t
Meaning:
IC-dress-pl.inan-vb-3conj