kòxksëmën
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/ third person prefix (metathesizes with /k-/, and the resulting /wá/ is realized as /ò/.
- /kòxksëmën/ : to dry it
- /-ne/ : inanimate suffix
Cognate with Munsee kwaahsúmun (“he dries it”).
Verb
[edit]kòxksëmën (inanimate transitive)
- (inanimate, transitive) he/she dries it
present indicative conjugation of kòxksëmën
| kòxksëmën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkaxksëmën |
| 2nd person singular | kaxksëmën |
| 3rd person singular | kòxksëmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nkaxksëmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kaxksëmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | kaxksëmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | kòxksëmëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kòxksëmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project