Detailed Entry Information

English:my brothers! (voc.)

Lenape:nimahtëstuk [na]

Historical Example

cp- nimachtak [1760] my brothers

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the reciprocal suffix is elided.
/iw/ is realized as /u/, absorbing the following weak vowel.
Note: although used as a noun, the form has the structure of a verb.

Analysis

Form:

nimahtëstuk

Structure:

n-imahtës-ëti-w-àk

Meaning:

1-brother-recip-pl.anim