Detailed Entry Information

English:we prepared him for burial

Lenape:nkwëchkwënawëna [vta]

/ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /w/ and /n/.
First person plural /-nan/ is realized as /-na/ in final position.

Form:

nkwëchkwënawëna

Structure:

n-kwëchkwën-a-w-nan

Meaning:

1-prepare.burial-dir-3-1.pl