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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 bring him, I brought him
Lenape:mpèsha [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
NOTE: This form is based on a reanalysis of the historical root /-pèshëw-/. See also "I bring him, I brought him" /mpèshuwa/ based on the historical root. Tense is not actually specified in either form.

Analysis

Form:
mpèsha
Structure:
n-pèsh-a-w
Meaning:
1-bring-dir-3