sipunk

Unami

Etymology

From sipu (“creek, stream”) +‎ -ink (locative suffix).

Noun

sipunk

  1. locative of sipu
    • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
      Kwëtën òkwës wiku kixki sipunk.
      Once upon a time, a fox was living near a creek.

References

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