Detailed Entry Information

English:we got him on his feet; we stood him up

Lenape:nipawënhènèn [vta]

Comments

/nn/ coalesces to a single occurrence /n/.
Root-final /e/ is laxed as though in a closed syllable.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-n/ in final position after /-ne/.

Analysis

Form:

nipawënhènèn

Structure:

n-nipawënhe-ne-nan

Meaning:

1-help.stand-3-1.pl