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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:Indian potato [Apios americana]; hopniss
Lenape:tekëneipën [ni]

Comments

The word contains a contracted form of /hopënis/ "potato." See also /tekënipën/.

Analysis

Form:
tekëneipën
Structure:
tekëne-i-pën
Meaning:
woods-cnct-potato