Lenape Tribe Seal

Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

Sound Icon
English:he likes us
Lenape:tàholkuna [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/w/ is vocalized as /u/ beween consonants.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:
ntàholkuna
Structure:
1-t-àhol-ëk-w-nan
Meaning:
1-MP-like-inv-3-1.pl