këntke
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /këntka/ : to dance
- /-w/ : 3rd person suffix
Verb
[edit]këntke (3rd person plural këntkeyok, 3rd person singular conjunct këntkat, 3rd person singular with reduplication kèhkëntke) (animate intransitive)
- (animate, intransitive) he/she dances
Conjugation
[edit]present indicative conjugation of këntke
| këntke | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkëntka |
| 2nd person singular | këntka |
| 3rd person singular | këntke |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nkëntkahëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | këntkahëna |
| 2nd person plural | këntkahëmo |
| 3rd person plural | këntkeyok |
Imperative
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “këntke”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project