English:My older sister is hungry, give her some food.
Lenape:Nëmis kahtupu, mil mehëmichink.
English:Give him some food.
Lenape:Mil mehëmichink.
English:My younger brother plays with his food.
Lenape:Naxisëmës pòpitun mehëmichink.
English:I brought him some food.
Lenape:Mpètao mehëmichink.
Historical Example
mitchen [1684] victuals
Comments
The IC prefix metathesizes with /m/ of the reduplicated prefix; /y/ is elided and /e/ supplants the reduplicated vowel.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
