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English:when they used a mortar and pestle

Lenape:kohòkhatink (w. enta) [via]

The final /a/ of the verb root, although unstressed and therefore elided, colors the /ë/ of the conjunct suffix to /a/.

Form:

enta kohòkhatink

Structure:

enta kohòka-hëti-nk

Meaning:

when pound-3pl.conj-indef.conj