Lënapehòkink

Unami

Etymology

From Lënape (“Lenape”) +‎ hàki (“land”) +‎ -ink (locative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʌ.nɑ.pe.hɔ.kiŋ/

Proper noun

Lënapehòkink inan

  1. (nominalized) The land of the Lenape people; where the Lenape people live or once lived.
  2. (vocative) In the land of the Lenape people.

Descendants

  • → English: Lenapehoking

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “Lënapehòkink”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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