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English:I am not building a house

Lenape:nëwikhei (w/ neg.) [via]

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /n/ and /w/.
/w/ of the negative suffix is elided between vowels.

Form:

ku nëwikhei

Structure:

ku n-wik-he-wi

Meaning:

not 1-house-vb-neg