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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
we all went hunting
Lenape:
ntalahòtihëna [via]
Comments
Unstressed /ë/ is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.
Analysis
Form:
ntalahòtihëna
Structure:
n-t-alahò-ëti-hm-nan
Meaning:
1-MP-hunt-recip-MP-1.pl