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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:store, trading post
Lenape:mèmhalamùntikaon [ni]

Comments

The IC prefix metathesizes with /m/ of the reduplicated prefix, dropping /y/ and realizing /ea/ as /e/.
The first vowel of the root is dropped after the strong first syllable.
/ë/ of the suffix is rounded to /ù/ by the preceding /m/.
See also /mehmalamùntikaon/, same meaning derived from different treatment of underlying form.

Analysis

Form:
mèmhalamùntikaon
Structure:
ye-ma-mahalam-ënt-i-kaon
Meaning:
IC-redup-trade-one.who-cnct-house