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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:he dragged me
Lenape:mpëmëtachilukw [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
Unstressd /ë/ in the root-final syllable is elided.
/ë/ of the inverse suffix is raised to /u/ in anticipation of /w/.

Analysis

Form:
mpùmëtachlukw
Structure:
n-pùmëtachël-ëk-w
Meaning:
1-drag.one-inv-3