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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:blanket; quilt
Lenape:ahkwiyàn [ni]

Sample Sentences

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English:Spread out the blanket.
Lenape:Shipën në ahkwiyàn {DN}

Historical Example

Aquijvan [1648] cloth
aquewan [1684] coate, cloak, wollen cloak
ahquiwannes [1760] blanket
Auhkwééyun [1824] blanket; cloth

Comments

Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
Root-final /a/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:
ahkwiyàn
Structure:
ahkwiya-ne
Meaning:
cover-inan