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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:in a little basket
Lenape:tànkhakànëtëtink [ni]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /t/ and (2) between /t/ and /n/.
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable.

Analysis

Form:
tànkhakànëtëtink
Structure:
tànkhakàn-tët-nk
Meaning:
basket-dim-loc