tòkëntàmën
Unami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- /w-/ third person prefix (metathesizes with /t-/, and the resulting /wá/ is realized as /ò/.
- /t-/ : inserted before initial vowel
- /ahkëntàm/ (verb stem): count it, read it
- /-ne/ (suffix): inanimate object suffix
Verb
[edit]tòkëntàmën (inanimate transitive)
- (inanimate, transitive) he counts it, enumerates it
- he reads it
Conjugation
[edit]present indicative conjugation of tòkëntàmën
| ahkëntamën | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | ntàhkëntàmën |
| 2nd person singular | ktàhkëntàmën |
| 3rd person singular | tòkëntàmën |
| 1st person plural inclusive | ktàhkëntàmënèn |
| 1st person plural exclusive | ntàhkëntàmënèn |
| 2nd person plural | ktàhkëntàmëneyo |
| 3rd person plural | tòkëntàmëneyo |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tòkëntàmën”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project