nkwis
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *nekwiʔsa (“my son”). Cognate with Munsee ngwíssus (“my son”), Ojibwe ningozis (“my son”), Ojibwe ningwizis (“my son”), Mi'kmaq ngwiss (“my son”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy nqoss (“my son”), Cree ᓂᑯᓯᐢ (nikosis, “my son”), Southern East Cree ᓂᑯᔅ (nikos, “my son”), Northern East Cree ᓂᑯᓯᔅ (nikosis, “my son”), Montagnais nikuss (“my son”), Fox nekwitha (“my son”).
Noun
nkwis (diminutive nkwitët, vocative nkwistuk)
- first-person singular pos of kwis (“son”) my son
possessives of nkwis
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nkwis | inclusive kwisëna; exclusive nkwisëna | |
| 2nd person | kwis | kwisëwa | |
| 3rd person | kwisa | kwisëwoo | |
Derived terms
- kèkait nkwis
- tenksisit nkwis
- wèkwisit
- wèkwisu
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “nkwis”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project