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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 came to; we arrived
Lenape:mpanèn [via]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position following /-ne/.

Analysis

Form:
na mpanèn
Structure:
na n-pa-ne-nan
Meaning:
then 1-come-subord-1.pl