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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:he wants, they want
Lenape:kahta

Sample Sentences

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English:If he wants to go somewhere.
Lenape:Kahta tëta ate.
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English:It is going to rain.
Lenape:Kahta sukëlan. {DN}

Historical Example

gahta [1755] he wants to

Comments

/w/ is devoiced to /h/; it metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /ha/ is realized as /ah/.
See also the more common variant /kota/.

Analysis

Form:
kahta
Structure:
w-kata
Meaning:
3-want