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Lenape Talking Dictionary

By English WORD or PHRASE

By Lenape WORD or PHRASE

Detailed Entry Information

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English:at the creek; at the river
Lenape:sipunk [ni]

Sample Sentences

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English:Let us go to the creek.
Lenape:Sipunk atàm.
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English:He lives near a creek.
Lenape:Wiku kixki sipunk.
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English:I go to the creek.
Lenape:Sipunk nta.

Historical Example

sipunk [1755] of the river
seepoongk [1824]

Analysis

Form:
sipunk
Structure:
sipu-nk
Meaning:
stream-loc