Detailed Entry Information

English:I pick up those (inan.)

Lenape:nëwètënëmëna [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /w/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
Inanimate /-ne/ is realized as /-n/ before a plural suffix.

Analysis

Form:

nëwètënëmëna

Structure:

n-wètënëm-ne-a

Meaning:

1-pick.it.up-inan-pl.inan