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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
my knife
Lenape:
mpaxkshikàn {DN} [ni]
Historical Example
Paxickan [1648] knife
pocksucan [1684] knife
mpachkschikan [1755] my knife
Pohkesheekun [1824] knife
Comments
/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
Analysis
Form:
mpàxkshikàn
Structure:
n-pàxkshikàn
Meaning:
1-knife