Detailed Entry Information

English:you people do not know it

Lenape:kuwatuwëneyo (w. neg.) [vta]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted between /k/ and /w/; the resulting /ëwë/ sequence is realized as /u/.
/ë/ is inserted between /w/ and /n/.
/wa/ is realized as /o/, and /w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:

ku kuwatuwëneyo

Structure:

ku k-wëwatu-w-ne-waw

Meaning:

not 2-know.it-neg-inan-2pl