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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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