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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 food
Lenape:mpètao mehëmichink [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
--o--
The IC prefix metathesizes with /m/ of the reduplicated prefix; /y/ is elided and /e/ supplants the reduplicated vowel.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.

Analysis

Form:
mpètao mehëmichink
Structure:
n-pètaw-a-w ye-mih-michi-nk
Meaning:
1-bring.it-dir-3 IC-redup-eat-indef.conj