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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:when we took care of him
Lenape:kenahkihànkwe (w. enta) [vta]

Comments

The /-ànkw/ suffix for first person inclusive follows consonant stems.
A third person object is understood as the default.

Analysis

Form:
enta kenahkihànkwe
Structure:
enta kenahkih-ànkw-e
Meaning:
when care.for-12conj-subjnt