Detailed Entry Information

English:when I was a young woman

Lenape:uskixkweyane (w. enta) [via]

/u/ is an instrusive sound.
Root-final /w/ is elided between vowels.
/y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /e/ and /a/.

Form:

enta uskixkweyane

Structure:

enta skixkwew-an-e

Meaning:

when young.woman-1.conj-subjnt