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English:Rocky Place that is Watery - Assunpink, NJ
Lenape:Ahsën'pink [ni]

Comments

The /nn/ sequence consolidates to a single occurrence and, because of compounding, the /p/ resists voicing (as denoted by the apostrophe showing a syllable break).

Analysis

Form:
Ahsënpink
Structure:
ahsën-npi-nk
Meaning:
rock-water-loc