Detailed Entry Information

English:he gave those away

Lenape:mwèkëna [vti]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /k/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before inanimate plural /-a/.

Analysis

Form:

mwèkëna

Structure:

w-mèk-ne-a

Meaning:

3-give.away-inan-pl.inan