mënëpèkw

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Etymology

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Word final is /-pèkw/ meaning a body of water. Usually denotes still water as opposed to rivers.

Noun

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mënëpèkw inan (plural mënëpèko, diminutive mënëpèkwtët, locative mënëpèkuwink, mënëpèkunk)

  1. lake

References

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