Toggle navigation
Getting Started
Lessons
Stories
Videos
Historical Examples
About Us
Contact Us
Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
lead us by the hand
Lenape:
sahkakwëninèn [vta]
Comments
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-na/.
Analysis
Form:
sahkakwëninèn
Structure:
sahkakw-ën-i-Ø-ne-nan
Meaning:
lead-by.hand-1.pat-imper.sg-MP-1.pl