lewestu
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌle.ˈwes.tu/, [ˌlě.ˈwěs.tu]
Verb
lewestu (plural lewestuhtuwok, unprefixed verb stem lewestu-, prefixed verb stem -olewestu-, changed verb stem elewestu-, with preverb -ewestu-)
- (animate, intransitive) he/she speaks
- Lewestune. ― Let's speak (with each other).
- Wikewestu. ― He/she likes to talk.
References
- Francis, David A.; Leavitt, Robert R.; Apt, Margaret (2008), “lewestu”, in The Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary, The Passamaquoddy Language Preservation Project
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing