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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
White River (place in central Indiana)
Lenape:
opèksipu [ni]
Comments
Literally, "it is a white river."
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Analysis
Form:
opèksipu
Structure:
op-e-k-sipu
Meaning:
white-vb-inan.conj-river