kwishkshëmën
Unami
Etymology
From
- /w-/: third person prefix
- /kishkshëm/: to cut it
- /-n/: inanimate
From Proto-Algonquian *kiᐧškešamwa.Cognate with Ojibwe giishkizhan.
Verb
kwishkshëmën (transitive inanimate)
- (transitive, inanimate) he cuts it
Conjugation
Conjugation of kwishkshëmën
present indicative | positive |
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1st person singular | nkishkshëmën |
2nd person singular | kishkshëmën |
3rd person singular | kwishkshëmën |
1st person plural inclusive | kishkshëmënèn |
1st person plural exclusive | nkishkshëmënèn |
2nd person plural | kishkshëmëneyo |
3rd person plural | kwishkshëmëneyo |
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) , “kwishkshëmën”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project