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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
our hearts
Lenape:
ntehënanàk [na]
Historical Example
nteehennanak [1755] our hearts
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /h/ and /n/.
Note: "heart" is arbitrarily classified as animate.
Analysis
Form:
ntehënanàk
Structure:
n-teh-nan-àk
Meaning:
1-heart-1.pl-pl.anim