alëmuxwe

Unami

Etymology

• /alëm/ (preverb): begin to, start to
• /-uxwe/ (verb final): walk, go by foot, go
• /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aləmuxwe/

Verb

alëmuxwe (third plural indicative alëmuxweyok) (animate intransitive)

1. (animate, intransitive) he/she starts to walk
2. (animate, intransitive) he/she is walking away

Related terms

• tëluxòlao

References

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