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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
big field (see also xinkhòkihakàn, the more common term)
Lenape:
mèxinkhòkihakàn [ni]
Comments
/xx/ coalesces to a single occurrence /x/.
/w/ metathesizes with /h/, and the resulting /wà/ sequence is
realized as /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
mèxinkhòkihakàn
Structure:
mèx-xinkw-hàki-hakàn
Meaning:
great-big-plant-field