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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:I stole it from you
Lenape:këmutëmulën [vta]

Comments

/kk/ coalesces to a single occurrence /k/.
/ë/ of the first person agent suffix is rounded to /ù/ after /m/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
këmutëmulën
Structure:
k-këmutëm-ël-ne
Meaning:
2-steal-1.agt-inan