Detailed Entry Information

English:he did not ask me about it

Lenape:natuxtakwënu (w. neg.) [vti]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/awë/ is realized as /a/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
Note: at this point the affirmative form /natuxtakwën/ "he asked me about it" is taken as the base form to which the negative /-u/ (shortened from /-uwi-/ is added.

Analysis

Form:

natuxtakwënu

Structure:

n-natuxtaw-ëkw-ne-u

Meaning:

1-ask.about.it-inv.3-inan-neg