Detailed Entry Information

English:to sing for the women

Lenape:naxkumaòk xkweyòk [vta]

Comments

In both forms /wà/ is realized as /ò/.
Note: The form requires a preverb to be grammatical. The expression, literally "to answer the women" refers to the Big House ceremony in which the singers respond to the women.

Analysis

Form:

naxkumaòk xkweyòk

Structure:

naxkum-a-w-àk xkwew-àk

Meaning:

answer-dir-3-pl.anim woman-pl.anim