Detailed Entry Information

English:we do not answer him

Lenape:naxkumaiwëna (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between the remaining /w/ and /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

ku naxkumaiwëna

Structure:

ku n-naxkum-a-wi-w-nan

Meaning:

not 1-answer-dir-neg-3-1.pl