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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:a Smoke (a ceremonial; the term for the smoking of a pipe by a group)
Lenape:tamultin [vii]

Comments

/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /m/.
Third person /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

This is done in a peace ceremony; such as ones that took place between the Lenape and the Osages; (lit: everyone smoke)

Analysis

Form:
tamultin
Structure:
tam-ëlti-ne
Meaning:
smoke-recip-3