Detailed Entry Information

English:puppy; little dog

Lenape:mwekanètët [na]

English:That little dog came.

Lenape:Na mwekanetët pe.

English:Oh, that little dog was glad.

Lenape:O, wëlelìntàm na mwekanetët.

The initial /t/ of the diminutive suffix supplants the final consonant of the noun root.

Form:

mwekanètët

Structure:

mwekanèw-tët

Meaning:

dog-dim