wëshkinkw
Unami
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- /-inkw-/ in compounds
Etymology
[edit]- Literally his face. the stem -ëshkinkw- is a bound or 'dependent' lemma, which can only appear in compounds with affixes.
Noun
[edit]wëshkinkw inan (plural wëshkinko, locative wëshkinkunk, possessed nëshkinkw/nëwëshkinkw)
- eye, face
- (dependent noun) third-person singular pos of -ëshkinkw- (“eye, face”)
possessives of wëshkinkw
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | nëshkinkw/nëwëshkinkw | inclusive [[]]; exclusive [[]] | |
| 2nd person | këshkinkw | [Term?] | |
| 3rd person | wëshkinkw/ushkinkëm | [Term?] | |
Usage notes
[edit]Dependent noun stems cannot be used without prefixes or suffixes.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
- màxktëlinkwe
- màxktëlinkwehële
- sëktëlinkwe
- nisktëlinkwe
- opinkwe
- pisëlinkwe
- skàptëlinkwe
- aluktëlinkwe
- chinkaltëlinkwe
- sësàptëlinkwe
- tòktëlinkwe
- òwëlshkinkwe
- òptikinkwehële
- òpshkinkwe
- wëshkinkwine
- sësëkshkinkwe
- sëpinkwe
- spinkw
- shëshawëshkinkwe
- pòkinkwehële
- pòkinkwe
- ahkèpinkwe
- ahaonshkinkwe
- opinkw
- tànktëlinkwe
- mixaninkwe
- tùkwtëlinkwe
- wëlëtëlinkwe
- wixëwëtëlinkwe
- pàktëlinkwe
- wisëwëtëlinkwe
- kaxktëlinkwe
- manunkinkwèxin
- pimtëlinkwe
- piltëlinkwe
- xinkwtëlinkwe
- màmkihtëlinkweokàn
- mixaninkwehële
- këlëksuwinkwèxin
- kwùtkinkwèxin
- kwëtshkinkwe
- amànkshkinkwe
- ayahinkwèxin
- ahpimshkinkwe
- Paxinkw
References
[edit]- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “wëshkinkw”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project