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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:my gun
Lenape:mpayàxkhikàn [ni]

Historical Example

mpajachkhigan [1760] my gun
Nbiiyauhkéékun [1824] my gun

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.

Analysis

Form:
mpayàxkhikàn
Structure:
n-payàxkhikàn
Meaning:
1-gun