Detailed Entry Information

English:we have a house; we dwell (excl.)

Lenape:nëwikihëna [via]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /w/ and (2) between the /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
The first person plural suffix /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

nëwikihëna

Structure:

n-wiki-hm-nan

Meaning:

1-dwell-MP-1.pl