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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:big river
Lenape:xinkhònèk [ni]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /h/, and the resulting /wà/ sequence is
realized as /ò/.

Analysis

Form:
xinkhònèk
Structure:
xinkw-hànèk
Meaning:
big-river