Lënapehòkink

Unami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˌnaː.peːˈhɔ.kiːnk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkiːnk

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 Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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