Detailed Entry Information

English:we kill them

Lenape:nhilawënanàk [vta]

Comments

The root is reshaped as /hnil/.
Prefix /n-/ metathesizes with root-initial /h/ and merges with /n/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.

Analysis

Form:

hnilawënanàk

Structure:

n-nëhl-a-w-nan-àk

Meaning:

1-kill-dir-3-1.pl-pl.anim