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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 gave to him
Lenape:mwilanèp [vta]

Comments

Initial /w/ metathesizes with /m/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ takes its canonical form before the past suffix.
The past suffix /-pan/ is realized as /-p/ in final position.
The vowel of the inanimate suffix is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
mwilanèp
Structure:
w-mil-a-nè-pan
Meaning:
3-give-dir-inan-past