Detailed Entry Information

English:when they helped each other

Lenape:wichëntihtit (w. enta) [vta]

Comments

Unsressed /ë/ of the reciprocal suffix is elided.
Root-final /m/ assimilates to /t/ and is realized as /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the conjunct plural is elided.

Analysis

Form:

enta wichëntihtit

Structure:

enta wichëm-ëti-hëti-t

Meaning:

when help.one-recip-3pl.conj-conj