ktëmaksëwakàn
Unami
Etymology
- /ktëmak/(stem): pitiful, sad, poor
- /-ësi/(suffix): verbal
- /-wakàn/(suffix): nominalizer
Literally being in a pitiful state.
Noun
ktëmaksëwakàn inan
- pitiful state
- a cemetery
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “ktëmaksëwakàn”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project