Detailed Entry Information

English:I hear it

Lenape:mpëntàmën

Sample Sentences

English:I heard that he had died,

Lenape:Mpëntamëm tìli ànkëlën.

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

mpëntàmën

Structure:

n-pëntàm-ne

Meaning:

1-hear.it-inan