Detailed Entry Information

English:they are here

Lenape:ahpuwàk [via]

English:There are several young men here.

Lenape:Kèxa skìnuwàk ahpuwàk.

àhpóak [1755] they are there
ahpoak [1770] they stay

/iw/ is realized as /u/.
An unrelated /w/ is inserted as a transition sound between the resulting /u/ and /à/.

Form:

ahpuwàk

Structure:

ahpi-w-àk

Meaning:

be.there-3-pl.anim