Detailed Entry Information

English:I boiled those (inan.)

Lenape:nëwënsëmëna [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /w/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne- is realized as /-n/ before a plural suffix.

Analysis

Form:

nëwënsëmëna

Structure:

n-wënsëm-ne-a

Meaning:

1-boil.it-inan-pl.inan