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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:I did arrive
Lenape:mpahëmp [via]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/; in the process /p/ is voiced as /b/, and the prefixed /m-/ is heard very faintly.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
The past suffix /-pan/ is realized as /-p/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
mpahëmp
Structure:
n-pa-hm-pan
Meaning:
1-come-MP-past