kwitamën
Unami
Etymology
- /w-/ (prefix) third person prefix
- /kwitam/ (verb): fear it
- /-n/ (suffix) inanimate object suffix
- Initial /w-/ metathesizes with /k/ and merges with the following /w/ in the root. /ë/ is inserted as a transition sound between /m/ and /n/.
From Proto-Algonquian *kweʔtamwa (“he fears it”). Cognate with Ojibwe ogotaan (“he fears it”).
Verb
kwitamën (imperative kwita, fear it!)
- he fears it
Conjugation
| kwitamën indicative | positive |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkwitàmën |
| 2nd person singular | kwitamën |
| 3rd person singular | kwitamën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nkwitàmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | kwitamëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | kwitamëneyo |
Related terms
- kwitamweokàn
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kwitam”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project