Detailed Entry Information

English:his son; her son; his sons; her sons

Lenape:kwisa [na]

Historical Example

quisall [1760] his son, his sons

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /k/ and merges with /w/ of the root.
NOTE: The obviative suffix is required to indicate that different third persons are indexed in the prefix and root, but the suffix does not specify the number represented by the root.

Analysis

Form:

kwisa

Structure:

w-kwis-a

Meaning:

3-son-obv