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By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

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English:place of tobacco pipes (name for Wilmington DE; spelled Hopokakacking)
Lenape:Hupokahakink [ni]

Comments

The final consonant of the first noun is dropped in compounding.

Analysis

Form:
hupokahakink
Structure:
hupokan-haki-nk
Meaning:
pipe-ground-loc