Detailed Entry Information

English:little tree; little shrub; twig; stick; little stick

Lenape:hìtkwëtët [ni]

Unstressed /ë/ of the root is elided.
An unrelated /ë/ is inserted between /w/ and /t/.
Stress falls on the penult.

Form:

hìtkwëtët

Structure:

hìtëkw-tët

Meaning:

tree-dim