Detailed Entry Information

English:we eat

Lenape:nëmitsihëna [via]

Sample Sentences

English:Soon we (excl.) will eat.

Lenape:Xuniti nëmitsihëna.

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /m/ and (2) between /h/ and /m/.
/m/ is elided before /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Analysis

Form:

nëmitsihëna

Structure:

n-mitsi-hm-nan

Meaning:

1-eat-MP-1.pl