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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 hear him
Lenape:mpëntawëna

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
The expected sequence /aw-a-w/ is reduced to /aw/, a process unique to verbs ending in /aw/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
mpëntawëna
Structure:
n-pëntaw-a-w-nan
Meaning:
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