Detailed Entry Information

English:their pipes

Lenape:upokanëmëwoo [ni]

Sample Sentences

English:They took out their smoking pipes.

Lenape:Kwëchilatunëwoo upokànëmëwoo.

Comments

/h/ is elided between /w/ and /u/, and /w/ is absorbed by /u/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /w/.
Two sequences of /wa/ are realized as /o/.

Analysis

Form:

upokanëmëwoo

Structure:

w-hupokan-ëm-waw-a

Meaning:

3-pipe-poss-3pl-pl.inan