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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 select it by looking at it
Lenape:pipinamën [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Note: The form requires additional inflection or a preverb to be grammatical.
The root /-nam-/ is a truncated form of /-pënam-/ "look at it."

Analysis

Form:
pipinamën
Structure:
pipi-nam-ne
Meaning:
select-look-inan