pwikshëmën
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From
- /w-/ : 3rd person prefix
- /pik-/ (initial) : to pieces
- /-ëshw-/ (medial): act on by cutting
- /-ëm/ : Class 1b Transitive Inanimate theme sign
- /-n/ : inanimate suffix
Verb
[edit]pwikshëmën inan (vti)
- (inanimate, transitive) He cuts it to pieces, he cuts it up
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pikshëmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project