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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:doorway; a door
Lenape:skòntay [ni]

Historical Example

scunda [1684] the door
squantey [1760] door
Skoandii [1824] door

Comments

In this class of nouns underlying /ew/ is replaced by /ay/ in uninflected forms; the underlying /ew/ appears only in inflected forms.

Analysis

Form:
skòntay
Structure:
skòntew
Meaning:
door