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By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:trader, merchant
Lenape:mèmhalamùnt [na]

Comments

The IC prefix metathesizes with root-initial /m/, dropping /y/ and realizing /ea/ as /e/, a strong vowel, which is laxed in a closed syllable.
The first /à/ of the root is dropped following a strong vowel.
/ë/ of the suffix is rounded to /ù/ after /m/.
See also /mèhmalamùnt/, same meaning but derived from different treatment of underlying form.

Analysis

Form:
mèmhalamùnt
Structure:
ye-ma-mahalam-ënt
Meaning:
IC-redup-trade-one.who