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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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