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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:he has finished making those
Lenape:kìshëlìntàmëna [vti]

Comments

/m/ assimilates to /t/ and is realized as /n/.
/ë/ preceding /n/ is raised to /i/.
The form as inflected for third person conjunct is taken as a new base to which new suffixes are added.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate plural suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before the inanimate plural /-a/.
Note: the root is derived from /kish-/ "finish" + /ëlënam/ "do."

Analysis

Form:
kìshëlìntàmëna
Structure:
kìshëlëm-t-àm-ne-a
Meaning:
create-3conj-vb-inan-pl.inan