Detailed Entry Information

English:we pray to him

Lenape:mpatamawëna [vta]

Comments

/n/ assimilates to /p/ and is realized as /m/.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

mpatamawëna

Structure:

n-patamaw-nan

Meaning:

1-pray.to.one-1.pl