wëlësu

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Etymology

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  • /wël-/ : good, nice
  • /-ësi/ animate intransitive
  • /-w/ : 3rd person suffix

Verb

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wëlësu (3rd person singular or plain conjunct wëlësit, 3rd person singular changed conjunct wèlsit) (vai)

  1. he/she is handsome, beautiful, good-looking, pretty

Conjugation

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present indicative conjugation of wëlësu
wëlësu
1st person singular nulsi
2nd person singular kulsi
3rd person singular wëlësu
1st person plural inclusive kulsihëna
1st person plural exclusive nulsihëna
2nd person plural kulsihëmo
3rd person plural wëlësuwàk
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References

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