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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:I blame him for it
Lenape:ntàkwiman [vta]

Comments

The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Presence of a third person animate object is implied but not expressed overtly.

Analysis

Form:
ntàkwiman
Structure:
n-t-àkwim-a-ne
Meaning:
1-MP-blame-dir-inan