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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi.
Pronunciation
Noun
mpi inan (locative mpink, mpinkink, mpiyink, 1sg possessive nëpiyëm)
- water
Derived terms
References
- Ives Goddard, Comparative Algonquian, in The Languages of Native America: Historical and Comparative Assessment →ISBN, 2014, Lyle Campbell, Marianne Mithun)
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mpi”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project