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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
he gives it to them
Lenape:
mwilanàk [vta]
Comments
Initial /w/ metathesizes with /m/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ takes the form is has in final position /-n/, to which is appended the animate plural suffix, pluralizing the recipient.
Analysis
Form:
mwilanàk
Structure:
w-mil-a-ne-àk
Meaning:
3-give-dir-inan-pl.anim