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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:at the door; in a doorway
Lenape:skonteyunk [ni]

Comments

Root-final /w/ is vocalized as /u/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition between /e/ and /u/.
See also the truncated form /skontenk/.

Analysis

Form:
skonteyunk
Structure:
skontew-nk
Meaning:
door-loc