Detailed Entry Information

English:we pick it up; we pick those up

Lenape:nëwètënëmënèn [vti]

Comments

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /n/ and /w/ and (2) between /m/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.
The vowel of /-ne/ is laxed in a closed syllable.

Analysis

Form:

nëwètënëmënèn

Structure:

n-wètënëm-ne-nan

Meaning:

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