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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we all go
Lenape:
ktahënuk [via]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The ending /nanak/ is reshaped by analogy with /ktahëmuk/ "you people all go."
Analysis
Form:
ktahënuk
Structure:
k-t-a-hm-nan-ak
Meaning:
2-MP-go-MP-1.pl-pl.anim