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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 came to visit
Lenape:mpèchi kiike [via]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
NOTE: /pèchi/ implies undertaking something for a particular purpose and is commonly translated as "come to (do something)."

Analysis

Form:
mpèchi kiike
Structure:
n-pèchi kiike
Meaning:
1-purpose to.visit