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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
I did not count those (inan.)
Lenape:
ntàkëntàmuwëna (w. neg.) [vti]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before a vowel.
Analysis
Form:
ku ntàkëntàmuwëna
Structure:
ku n-t-àkëntàm-uw-ne-a
Meaning:
not 1-MP-count-neg-inan-pl.inan