Detailed Entry Information

English:woods; timberland; forest

Lenape:shinkèk

English:I can see the forest.

Lenape:Nemën ènta shinkèk.

English:He went to the woods.

Lenape:Shinkèk è.

/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.
Note: Although formally a verb, the word is used as a noun.

Form:

shinkèk

Structure:

shinke-k

Meaning:

be.forest-inan.conj