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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 people come back
Lenape:làpi kpahëmo [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position.

Analysis

Form:
làpi kpahëmo
Structure:
làpi k-pa-hm-waw
Meaning:
again 2-come-MP-2pl