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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:beaver; place name of Tamaqua, PA
Lenape:tëmakwe [na]
Associated image for entry 'beaver; place name of Tamaqua, PA'

Historical Example

Tamaaque [1648] beaver skin
tomoque [1684]
Temaukwaa [1824] beaver

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:
tëmakwe
Structure:
tëmakwew
Meaning:
beaver