Toggle navigation
Getting Started
Lessons
Stories
Videos
Historical Examples
About Us
Contact Us
Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he closed it up
Lenape:
kpahëmën [via]
Comments
/w/ before /k/ is devoiced and effectively elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
këpahëmën
Structure:
w-këpahëm-ne
Meaning:
3-close.it-inan