Detailed Entry Information

English:he touches him by mistake; he takes him by mistake

Lenape:pwitënao [vta]

Comments

Pefix /w-/ metathesizes with /p/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:

pwitënao

Structure:

w-pitën-a-w-a

Meaning:

3-touch.in.error-dir-3-obv