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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
my neck
Lenape:
nuxkwekànkàn [ni]
Historical Example
Nequoykangan [1633] neck
nochquegangan [1760] my neck
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /x/.
The inserted sound is raised to /u/ before /x/.
Stress falls on the penult.
Analysis
Form:
nuxkwekànkàn
Structure:
n-xkwekànkàn
Meaning:
1-neck