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def translate_to_lakanese(word):
    # Mapping of English vowels to Lakanese
    translation_map = {'a': 'aka', 'e': 'eke', 'i': 'iki', 'o': 'oko', 'u': 'uku'}

    # Translate each vowel in the word to its Lakanese equivalent
    translated_word = ''
    for letter in word:
        if letter in translation_map:
            translated_word += translation_map[letter]
        else:
            translated_word += letter

    return translated_word

def translate_phrase_to_lakanese():
    # Prompt the user for a phrase
    phrase = input("Please enter a phrase to translate into Lakanese: ")
    words = phrase.split()

    # Translate each word in the phrase
    translated_words = [translate_to_lakanese(word) for word in words]

    # Join the translated words back into a phrase
    translated_phrase = ' '.join(translated_words)
    return translated_phrase

# Call the function to translate a user-entered phrase
translated_phrase = translate_phrase_to_lakanese()
print("Translated phrase in Lakanese:", translated_phrase)