manitu

See also: manitù

English

Noun

manitu (plural manitus)

1. Alternative spelling of manitou

Anagrams

• utinam

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• manitó

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.niˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.niˈtu/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧tu

Noun

manitu m (plural manitus)

1. manitou (a god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians)

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Etymology

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Verb

manitu (animate intransitive verbs)

1. (animate, intransitive) he makes

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of manitu

manitu
1st person singular	nëmanitu
2nd person singular	këmanitu
3rd person singular	manitu
1st person plural inclusive	këmanituhëna
1st person plural exclusive	nëmanituhëna
2nd person plural	këmanituhëmo
3rd person plural	manituwàk

Related terms

• manitun (vti)

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “manitu”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project