Detailed Entry Information

English:I carry it on my back

Lenape:nayuntàmën [vti]

Historical Example

najuntammen [1770] I carry it

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:

nayuntàmën

Structure:

n-nayuntàm-ne

Meaning:

1-carry.on.back-inan