ashëwìl
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /ashëw-/ (initial): across
- /-ihl/ (final) : movement (possibly a variant of -hële
Verb
[edit]ashëwìl (animate intransitive)
- (animate, intransitive) he/she swims
Conjugation
[edit]present indicative conjugation of ashëwìl
| ashëwìl | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ntashëwìl |
| 2nd person singular | ktashëwìl |
| 3rd person singular | ashëwìl |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ntashëwìlhëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | ktashëwìlhëna |
| 2nd person plural | ktashëwìlhëmo |
| 3rd person plural | ashëwìleyòk |
Related terms
[edit]- koxkahkashëwìl
- winkashuwìl
- ehashëwihëlat
- ohëlëmashuwìl
- nikanashuwìl
- èshashuwìl
- supashuwìl
- wëlashuwìl
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “ashëwìl”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project