Detailed Entry Information

English:he closed it; he put the lid on it

Lenape:kòpshehëmën [vti]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and the resulting /wà/ is realized as /ò/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

kòpshehëmën

Structure:

w-kàpshehëm-ne

Meaning:

3-close.it-inan