Detailed Entry Information

English:their eyes

Lenape:nataèpunëmëwoo [ni]

Comments

/y/ is inserted as a transition sound beween /i/ and /ëm/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /w/.
Two sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between /ë/ and the first /o/.

Analysis

Form:

nataèpiyëmëwoo

Structure:

nataèpi-ëm-waw-a

Meaning:

eye-poss-3pl-pl.inan