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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:in his body, in her body
Lenape:tuhwèpiyëmink [ni]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /t/ and is absorbed by /u/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /i/ and /ë/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inserted sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.
Note: this form differs from /tuhwèpink/ only by the addition of an explicit possessive suffix; without the suffix one still assumes that a body belongs to someone.

Analysis

Form:
tuhwèpiyëmink
Structure:
w-tuhwèpi-ëm-nk
Meaning:
3-body-poss-loc