Detailed Entry Information

English:my deceased child; his son (obv.)

Lenape:nichana [na]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
--o--
For "his son" the surface structure, although the same, derives from underlying /w-nichan-a/ (3-child-obv), with the prefix pronounced too faintly to be heard.

Analysis

Form:

nichana

Structure:

n-nichan-a

Meaning:

1-child-abs