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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 repeatedly hit each other; the little ones hit each other
Lenape:mpëpàhkantihëna [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/à/ is realized as /àh/ before a consonant followed by a vowel.
Unstressed /ë/ is elided; the /m/ of the verb root assimilates to the remaining /t/ and is realized as /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/; this /m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
mpëpàhkantihëna
Structure:
n-pë-pàkam-ëti-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-redup-hit-recip-MP-1.pl