tunkshèxën
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /tunk-/ (initial) : open
- /-ëshe-/ (medial) :open
- /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place
Verb
[edit]tunkshèxën inan (vii)
- (inanimate, intransitive) it is open, it sits open
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tunkshèxën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project