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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 the woods; in the forest
Lenape:tèkënink [ni]

Sample Sentences

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English:Let us go to the woods.
Lenape:Tekënink atàm.
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English:I went to the woods
Lenape:Tekënink nta.

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /n/.
The inserted sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
tèkënink
Structure:
tèkën-nk
Meaning:
woods-loc