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Lenape Talking Dictionary

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By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:sheep (prob. a loan-word from Dutch mekkert 'he bleats' or mekkeren 'to bleat')
Lenape:mèkis [na]

Historical Example

makees [1684]

Comments

Stress is on the penult.

Analysis

Form:
mèkis
Structure:
mèkis
Meaning:
sheep