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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:we all go
Lenape:ktahënuk [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The ending /nanak/ is reshaped by analogy with /ktahëmuk/ "you people all go."

Analysis

Form:
ktahënuk
Structure:
k-t-a-hm-nan-ak
Meaning:
2-MP-go-MP-1.pl-pl.anim