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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 something
Lenape:kahtatàm [vti]

Historical Example

gachtatam [1755] he desires something

Comments

w/ is devoiced to /h/; it metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /ha/ is realized as /ah/.

Analysis

Form:
kahtatàm
Structure:
w-katatàm
Meaning:
3-want.it