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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 fire
Lenape:tënteyunk [ni]

Comments

Root-final /w/ is vocalized as /u/.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and the resulting /u/.

Analysis

Form:
tënteyunk
Structure:
tëntew-nk
Meaning:
fire-loc