sëksu
Unami
Etymology
Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sukisuw (“he/she is black”), Munsee nzúksuw (“he/she is black”).
- /sëk/: black
- /ësi/: makes word a verb
- /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix
Verb
sëksu anim (plural sëksuwàk, participle sëksit, plural participle sëksichik) (vai)
- he/she is black
Related terms
- sëke (vii)
References
- Rementer, Jim; Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “sëksu”, in Leneaux, Grant; Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project