Detailed Entry Information

English:I tell him

Lenape:ntëla [vta]

English:I told him something.

Lenape:Kèku ntëla.

English:I told my older sister, 'Don't say anything.'

Lenape:Ntëla na nëmis, 'Kàchi kèku luweyàn.'

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Form:

ntëla

Structure:

n-t-ël-a-w

Meaning:

1-MP-tell-dir-3