Detailed Entry Information

English:we were picked up

Lenape:nëwètënëkehëna [vta]

Comments

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

Analysis

Form:

nëwètënëkehëna

Structure:

n-wètën-ëke-hm-nan

Meaning:

1-pick.up-psv-MP-1.pl