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Lenape Talking Dictionary
By English WORD or PHRASE
By Lenape WORD or PHRASE
Detailed Entry Information
English:
Indian potato [Apios americana]; hopniss
Lenape:
tekëneipën [ni]
Comments
The word contains a contracted form of /hopënis/ "potato." See also /tekënipën/.
Analysis
Form:
tekëneipën
Structure:
tekëne-i-pën
Meaning:
woods-cnct-potato