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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:when he used it
Lenape:nhakatànk (w. enta) [vti]

Historical Example

nhakkey [1755]

Comments

Third person conjunct /-k/ is used after roots ending in a consonant.
/m/ assimilates to /k/ and is realized as /n/.

Analysis

Form:
enta hnakatànk
Structure:
enta hnakatàm-k
Meaning:
when use.it-3conj