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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:on the road
Lenape:tëmakànink [ni]

Sample Sentences

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English:I walk up the road.
Lenape:Tëmakànink mpëmska.

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /n/; it is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.
Stress falls on the antepenult.

Analysis

Form:
tëmakànink
Structure:
tëmakàn-nk
Meaning:
road-loc