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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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