Lenape Tribe Seal

Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

Sound Icon
English:we will pray
Lenape:patamahënàch [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound beween /h/ and /m/ of the MP suffix.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix is realized as /-na/ as though in final position.

Analysis

Form:
patamahënàch
Structure:
patama-hm-nan+ch
Meaning:
pray-MP-1.pl-fut