Detailed Entry Information

English:he did not give it to me

Lenape:nëmilkuwën (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.
The inverse suffix implies a third person agent, whose slot is preempted by the inanimate specification.

Analysis

Form:

ku nëmilkuwën

Structure:

ku n-mil-ëk-uw-ne

Meaning:

not 1-give-inv-neg-inan