Detailed Entry Information

English:at the salty place; where the salt is

Lenape:sikheyunk [ni]

Historical Example

seekhiiyoongk [1824] at the salt spring

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/; it is colored to /u/ by the preceding /w/.
/w/ is elided between vowels, and /y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /u/.

Analysis

Form:

sikheyunk

Structure:

sikhew-nk

Meaning:

salt-loc