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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:they brought it to me
Lenape:mpètakwëneyo [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/awë/ is realized as /a/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: Third person /-w/ and inanimate /-ne/ are normally assigned to the same slot. When they occur together, /-w/ is treated as though fused with the inverse suffix.

Analysis

Form:
mpètakwëneyo
Structure:
n-pètaw-ëkw-ne-waw
Meaning:
1-bring.it-inv.3-inan-3pl