Detailed Entry Information

English:he is not building a house

Lenape:wikhei (w. neg.) [via]

Comments

/w/ is elided between vowels.
/w/ is elided in final position after /i/, leaving /i/ to denote negation.
Stress falls idiosyncratically on the final syllable.

Analysis

Form:

ku wikhei

Structure:

ku wik-he-wi-w

Meaning:

not house-vb-neg-3