Detailed Entry Information

English:it was that bear that killed him

Lenape:màxko ta tëli nhilan [via]

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/.
The /h/ of "kill" metathesizes with /n/, and /ë/ is raised to /i/, yielding the surface root /hnil-/.
A subordinative suffix is required in a verb following /tëli/.

Analysis

Form:

màxko ta tëli hnilan

Structure:

maxkw-a ta tëli nëhl-a-ne

Meaning:

bear-obv emph that kill-dir-3.subord