Detailed Entry Information

English:we did not hear him

Lenape:mpëntaiwëna (w. neg.) [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:

ku mpëntaiwëna

Structure:

ku n-pëntaw-i-w-nan

Meaning:

not 1-hear-neg-3-1.pl