Detailed Entry Information

English:love

Lenape:aholtëwakàn [ni]

cp- ntahooltowaogan [1760] my love

The word contains a contracted form of the reciprocal suffix; the usual realization of /wa/ as /o/ is blocked.

Form:

aholtëwakàn

Structure:

ahol-të-wakàn

Meaning:

love-recip-noun