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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
television (new word by Nora and Lucy)
Lenape:
pèhpënunhikehikàn [ni]
Comments
The IC prefix metathesizes with /p/, dropping /y/ and merging /eë/ as /è/.
Note: the exact meaning of /hike/ is uncertain.
Analysis
Form:
pèhpënunhikehikàn
Structure:
ye-pëh-pënun-hike-hikan
Meaning:
IC-redup-look.at-???-noun