Detailed Entry Information

English:his little child

Lenape:tòmimëntëta [na]

Comments

/w/ metathesizes with /t/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
The initial /t/ of the diminutive suffix supplants the final /s/ of the noun root.

Analysis

Form:

tòmimëntëta

Structure:

w-t-àmimëns-tët-a

Meaning:

3-MP-child-dim-obv