Detailed Entry Information

English:you people do not know me

Lenape:kuwahihùmo (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted between /h/ and /m/ and is raised to /ù/ before /m/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:

ku kuwahihùmo

Structure:

ku k-wëwah-i-hm-waw

Meaning:

not 2-know-1.pat-MP-2pl