mwëshatàmën
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/ third person prefix (metathesizes with /m-/
- /mëshat-/ (initial) : to remember it
- /-am/ : Class 1a Transitive Inanimate theme sign
- /-ne/ : inanimate suffix
Verb
[edit]mwëshatàmën (inanimate transitive) (vti)
- (inanimate, transitive) he/she remembers it
Conjugation
[edit]present indicative conjugation of mwëshatàmën
| mwëshatàmën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nëmëshatàmën |
| 2nd person singular | këmëshatàmën |
| 3rd person singular | mwëshatàmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | këmëshatàmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | nëmëshatàmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | këmëshatàmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | mwëshatàmëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]- mwëshalao (vta)
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “mwëshatàmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project