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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: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