Detailed Entry Information

English:old person, an elder

Lenape:kìkay [na]

Sample Sentences

English:I am getting to be an old person.

Lenape:Ntalëmi kìkay.

Historical Example

khkkeij [1755] be old

Comments

Uninflected forms ending in /ew/ typically mutate to /ay/.

Analysis

Form:

kìkay

Structure:

kìkew

Meaning:

elder