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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
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