Detailed Entry Information

English:he picked him up; he lifted him

Lenape:tòspënao [vta]

/w/ metathesizes with /t/.
The resulting /wà/ sequence is realized as /ò/.
The remaining /wa/ sequence is also realized as /o/.

Form:

tòspënao

Structure:

w-t-àspën-a-w-a

Meaning:

3-MP-lift-dir-3-obv