alël

See also: alel

Unami

Etymology

• /al-/ : to rot
• /-ël/ abstract animate intransitive suffix
• /-w/ : 3rd person suffix

Verb

alël (plural alëluk) (vai)

1. he/she is rotten, rots

Related terms

• alët (vii)
• alëtun
• alëtune

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “alël”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project