wëntpe

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Etymology

Verb

wëntpe (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. To leak (chiefly of a container, sometimes said of buildings).
    Near-synonym: (of a building) psëntpe
    Wëntpe në wikëwam.
    The house leaks.

References

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