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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
sheep (prob. a loan-word from Dutch mekkert 'he bleats' or mekkeren 'to bleat')
Lenape:
mèkis [na]
Historical Example
makees [1684]
Comments
Stress is on the penult.
Analysis
Form:
mèkis
Structure:
mèkis
Meaning:
sheep