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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
in a little basket
Lenape:
tànkhakànëtëtink [ni]
Comments
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /t/ and (2) between /t/ and /n/.
Stress falls on the penultimate syllable.
Analysis
Form:
tànkhakànëtëtink
Structure:
tànkhakàn-tët-nk
Meaning:
basket-dim-loc