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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:White River (place in central Indiana)
Lenape:opèksipu [ni]

Comments

Literally, "it is a white river."
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
opèksipu
Structure:
op-e-k-sipu
Meaning:
white-vb-inan.conj-river