putatàmën
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Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/ third person prefix (metathesizes with /m-/
- /putat/ : to blow on it
- /-am/ : Class 1a Transitive Inanimate theme sign
- /-ne/ : inanimate suffix
Verb
[edit]putatàmën (inanimate transitive) (vti)
- (inanimate, transitive) he/she blows on it
Conjugation
[edit]present indicative conjugation of putatàmën
| putatàmën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | mputatàmën |
| 2nd person singular | kputatàmën |
| 3rd person singular | putatàmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | kputatàmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | mputatàmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | kputatàmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | putatàmëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]- putalao (vta)
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “putatàmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project