kùphamën
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]- /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
- /këp-/ (verb stem): close
- /-ah/ (final) : to act upon something with a tool
- /-am/ : Class 1a Transitive Inanimate theme sign
- /-ne/ (suffix): inanimate object suffix
Verb
[edit]kùphamën (inanimate transitive)
- (inanimate, transitive) he closes it, shuts it
Conjugation
[edit]present indicative conjugation of kùphamën
| kùphamën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkëphamën |
| 2nd person singular | këphamën |
| 3rd person singular | kùphamën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | këphamënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | nkëphamënèn |
| 2nd person plural | këphamëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | kùphamëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]- këpho (vta)
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “kùphamën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project