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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:at the cemetery
Lenape:tëmaksëwakànink [ni]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /n/.
The inserted sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
tëmaksëwakànink
Structure:
tëmaksëwakàn-nk
Meaning:
cemetery-loc