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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 threw him away
Lenape:mpàkila [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: This expression could refer to discarding an animal carcass, but it is also an expression referring to divorce. See "we are divorced."

Analysis

Form:
mpàkila
Structure:
n-pàkil-a-w
Meaning:
1-throw.away-dir-3