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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:your field; your garden
Lenape:ktàkihakàn [ni]

Historical Example

ktakihaggan [1760] your plantation

Comments

Weak /h/ is ignored, and the stem is treated as though beginning with a vowel; hence the insertion of MP /t/.

Analysis

Form:
ktàkihakàn
Structure:
k-t-hàki-hakàn
Meaning:
2-MP-ground-garden