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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:in a tree; on a tree
Lenape:hìtkunk [na]

Historical Example

mehittgunk [1755] on a tree

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ is elided, and /w/ is vocalized as /u/.

Analysis

Form:
hìtkunk
Structure:
hìtëkw-nk
Meaning:
tree-loc