tunkshèxën

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Unami

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Etymology

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From

  • /tunk-/ (initial) : open
  • /-ëshe-/ (medial) :open
  • /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place

Verb

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tunkshèxën inan (vii)

  1. (inanimate, intransitive) it is open, it sits open
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References

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