Detailed Entry Information

English:they cry; they bawl; they howl

Lenape:mëlimuwàk [via]

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

Form:

mëlimuwàk

Structure:

mëlimw-i-w-àk

Meaning:

cry-vb-3-pl.anim