Detailed Entry Information

English:you do not know it

Lenape:kuwatuwën (w. neg.) [vta]

Historical Example

gowoawatowon [1755] you dont know it

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted between /w/ and /n/.
The inanimate suffix /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

ku kuwatuwën

Structure:

ku k-wëwatu-w-ne

Meaning:

not 2-know.it-neg-inan