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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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