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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we are sick
Lenape:
mpalsihëna [via]
Historical Example
mpaalsihenna [1760] we are sick
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/; in the process /p/ is voiced to /b/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
mpalsihëna
Structure:
n-palsi-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-be.sick-MP-1.pl