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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you pull it up; you pick it (such as weeds)
Lenape:
këmunënëmën [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /m/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
këmunënëmën
Structure:
k-munënëm-ne
Meaning:
2-pull.up-inan