pwètun

Unami

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Algonquian *pyeᐧtaᐧwa (“to bring it”).

• /w-/ (prefix): third person prefix
• /pètu/ (verb stem): to bring (something)
• /-n/ (suffix): inanimate object suffix

Verb

pwètun (imperative pètu, diminutive pètutu)

1. third-person singular present indicative active of pètun (“he brings it”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of pwètun

pètun indicative	positive
1st person singular	mpètun
2nd person singular	kpètun
3rd person singular	pwètun
1st person plural inclusive	mpètunèn
1st person plural exclusive	kpètunèn
2nd person plural	kpètunëneyo
3rd person plural	pwètuneyo

Related terms

• pwètëmao
• pwètàmën
• pwètayuntàmën

References

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