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English:he holds me; he held me

Lenape:nkëlënùkw [vta]

ngellenuk [1760] he carried me in his arms

/ë/ of the inverse suffix is round to /ù/ in anticipation of /w/.

Form:

nkëlënùkw

Structure:

n-këlën-ëk-w

Meaning:

1-hold-inv-3