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