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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:I sit down
Lenape:nlëmatahpi [via]

Historical Example

ni lëmahtappi [1760] I sit
Nlemútaupee [1824] I sit

Comments

/à/ mutates to /ah/ before a consonant followed by a vowel.
Stress falls on the last non-final strong vowel, in this case the antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
nlëmatahpi
Structure:
n-lëmatàpi
Meaning:
1-sit.down