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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
you people want something
Lenape:
katatàmuhëmo
Sample Sentences
English:
What do you people want?
Lenape:
Kèku hàch katatàmuhëmo?
Comments
/kk/ coalesces into a single occurrence /k/; /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound realized as /u/ following /m; another /ë/ is inserted in the semantically empty /hm/ suffix; /wa/ is realized as /o/; /w/ is elided in final position.
Analysis
Form:
katatàmuhëmo
Structure:
k-katatàm-hm-waw
Meaning:
2-want.it-MP-2pl