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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:you insert it; you put it into
Lenape:kpëntënëmën [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ if realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
kpëntënëmën
Structure:
k-pëntënëm-ne
Meaning:
2-insert-inan