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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:axe; tomahawk
Lenape:tëmahikàn [ni]

Historical Example

Tamahickan [1648] an axe
tomohickan [1684] ax
tmahikan [1755] a hatchet, an axe
Tomehéékun [1824]

Analysis

Form:
tëmahikàn
Structure:
tëmahikàn
Meaning:
axe