Detailed Entry Information

English:I put him in the water; I baptized him (by immersion)

Lenape:nchòpwëna [vta]

Comments

/w/ is elided in final position after a vowel.

Analysis

Form:

nchòpwëna

Structure:

n-chòpwën-a-w

Meaning:

1-put.in.water-dir-3