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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
wide river
Lenape:
xinkòhëne [ni]
Comments
/w/ metathesizes with /h/ and the resulting /wà/ sequence is
realized as /ò/.
Analysis
Form:
xinkhòne
Structure:
xinkw-hàne
Meaning:
big-river