chòpwënëmën
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/ third person prefix
- /chòpwënëm/ : to put it in the water
- /-ne/ : inanimate suffix
Cognate with Munsee wchooxpwŭnúmun (“he puts it in the water”).
Verb
[edit]chòpwënëmën (inanimate transitive)
- (inanimate, transitive) he/she puts it in the water
present indicative conjugation of chòpwënëmën
| chòpwënëmën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nchòpwënëmën |
| 2nd person singular | kchòpwënëmën |
| 3rd person singular | chòpwënëmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nchòpwënëmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kchòpwënëmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | kchòpwënëmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | chòpwënëmëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “chòpwënëmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project