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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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