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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
white rivers
Lenape:
opèksipuwa [ni]
Comments
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
/w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /u/ and /a/.
Analysis
Form:
opèksipuwa
Structure:
op-e-k-sipu-a
Meaning:
white-vb-inan.conj-river-pl.inan