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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
in the woods; in the forest
Lenape:
tèkënink [ni]
Sample Sentences
English:
Let us go to the woods.
Lenape:
Tekënink atàm.
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