Toggle navigation
Getting Started
Lessons
Stories
Videos
Historical Examples
About Us
Contact Us
Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
among the mountains
Lenape:
òhchuwike [vii]
Comments
/iw/ is realized as /u/; /w/ is retained as a transition sound.
/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.
Note: this form could refer to a house among the mountains (inan.)
or to people living or traveling among the mountains (anim.)
Analysis
Form:
òhchuwike
Structure:
òhchiw-ike-w
Meaning:
mountain-be.among-3