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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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