Detailed Entry Information

English:they did not give us

Lenape:nëmilkuiwënanàk (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/.
Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.

Analysis

Form:

ku nëmilkuiwënanàk

Structure:

ku n-mil-ëk-uwi-w-nan-àk

Meaning:

not 1-give-inv-neg-3-1.pl-pl.anim