Detailed Entry Information

English:we let him alone

Lenape:mpunihawëna [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:

mpunihawëna

Structure:

n-punih-a-w-nan

Meaning:

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