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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:in my armpit; under my armpit
Lenape:ntàshilunkònink [ni]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound in the /nn/ sequence.
The inserted sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
ntàshilunkònink
Structure:
n-t-àshilunkòn-nk
Meaning:
n-MP-armpit-loc