wëlësu

Unami

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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

Related terms

• wëlët (vii)

References

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