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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 want it
Lenape:nkatatàmënèn [vti]

Sample Sentences

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English:We want some seeds.
Lenape:Nkatatàmënèn xkànim.

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
nkatatàmënèn
Structure:
n-katatàm-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-want.it-inan-1.pl