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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:dining room; café; restaurant
Lenape:èhènta mitsink [ni]

Comments

/y/ of the noun-forming IC prefix is elided and /h/ is inserted as a transition sound.
/e/ of the IC prefix is idiosyncratically laxed.

Analysis

Form:
èhènta mitsink
Structure:
ye-ènta mitsi-nk
Meaning:
IC-where eat-conj.indef