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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
blanket; quilt
Lenape:
ahkwiyàn [ni]
Sample Sentences
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