Detailed Entry Information

English:they sleep

Lenape:kawiyok

Historical Example

gauwiwak [1760] they sleep

Comments

/wa/ is realized as /o/; there is no absentative suffix because the plural marker occupies the only available slot; /y/ is inserted as a transition sound between /i/ and /o/.

Analysis

Form:

kawiyok

Structure:

kawi-w-ak

Meaning:

sleep-3-pl