Toggle navigation
Getting Started
Lessons
Stories
Videos
Historical Examples
About Us
Contact Us
Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we want it
Lenape:
nkatatàmënèn [vti]
Sample Sentences
English:
We want some seeds.
Lenape:
Nkatatàmënèn xkànim.
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
nkatatàmënèn
Structure:
n-katatàm-ne-nan
Meaning:
1-want.it-inan-1.pl