Detailed Entry Information

English:we did not use it

Lenape:nakatamuwënèn (w. neg.) [vti]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
/e/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:

ku nakatamuwënèn

Structure:

ku n-nakatam-uw-ne-nan

Meaning:

not 1-use.it-neg-inan-1.pl