Detailed Entry Information

English:we do not answer them

Lenape:naxkumaiwënanàk (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/.

Analysis

Form:

ku naxkumaiwënanàk

Structure:

ku n-naxkum-a-wi-w-nan-àk

Meaning:

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