Detailed Entry Information

English:he did not tell me

Lenape:ntëlkuu (w. neg.) [vta]

Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/w/ is elided between vowels, and /iw/ is realized a /u/.

Form:

ku ntëlkuu

Structure:

ku n-t-ël-ëk-uwi-w

Meaning:

ku 1-MP-tell-inv-neg-3