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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
in the garden
Lenape:
hakihakànink
Historical Example
hackihakkanink [1760] on the plantation
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between the second root and the suffix; the sound is raised to /i/ before /n/ in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
hakihakànink
Structure:
haki-hakàn-nk
Meaning:
ground-planting-loc