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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:milk; a woman's breast
Lenape:nunakàn

Sample Sentences

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English:I drank five glasses of milk.
Lenape:Palenàxk shapontèkink nunakàn nëmëne.
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English:I will drink five glasses of milk.
Lenape:Xu palenàxk shapontèkink nunakàn nëmëne.

Historical Example

Noenackan [1633] breasts
Jwnóáckan [1648] breast, milk
nonackon [1684] milk

Analysis

Form:
nunakàn
Structure:
nun-akàn
Meaning:
nurse-noun