Detailed Entry Information

English:they want us

Lenape:nkatalkuwënanàk [vta]

Comments

Unstressed /ë/ of the inverse suffix is elided.
/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound (1) between /k/ and /w/ and (2) between /w/ and /n/. The first of these is rounded to /u/ before /w/.

Analysis

Form:

nkatalkuwënanàk

Structure:

n-katal-ëk-w-nan-àk

Meaning:

1-want.one-inv-3-1.pl-pl.anim