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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
a Smoke (a ceremonial; the term for the smoking of a pipe by a group)
Lenape:
tamultin [vii]
Comments
/ë/ is rounded to /u/ after /m/.
Third person /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.
This is done in a peace ceremony; such as ones that took place between the Lenape and the Osages; (lit: everyone smoke)
Analysis
Form:
tamultin
Structure:
tam-ëlti-ne
Meaning:
smoke-recip-3