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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:to cut it up
Lenape:pikshëmën [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: this form requires additional inflection or a preverb to be grammatical, e.g., /n-kata pikshëmën/ "I want to cut it up."

Analysis

Form:
pikshëmën
Structure:
pikshëm-ne
Meaning:
cut.it.up-inan