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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we got up from sitting
Lenape:
mpàskwihëna [via]
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
mpàskwihëna
Structure:
n-pàskwi-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-get.up-MP-1.pl