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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 it away
Lenape:mpàkitun [vti]

Historical Example

npakkitto [1760] I throw it

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
mpàkitun
Structure:
n-pàkitu-ne
Meaning:
1-throw.away-inan