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):
- ahaonshkinkwe
- ahkèpinkwe
- ahpimshkinkwe
- aluktëlinkwe
- amànkshkinkwe
- ayahinkwèxin
- chinkaltëlinkwe
- kaxktëlinkwe
- kwëtshkinkwe
- kwùtkinkwèxin
- këlëksuwinkwèxin
- manunkinkwèxin
- mixaninkwe
- mixaninkwehële
- màmkihtëlinkweokàn
- màxktëlinkwe
- màxktëlinkwehële
- nisktëlinkwe
- opinkw
- opinkwe
- Paxinkw
- piltëlinkwe
- pimtëlinkwe
- pisëlinkwe
- pàktëlinkwe
- pòkinkwe
- pòkinkwehële
- shëshawëshkinkwe
- skàptëlinkwe
- spinkw
- sëktëlinkwe
- sëpinkwe
- sësàptëlinkwe
- sësëkshkinkwe
- tànktëlinkwe
- tòktëlinkwe
- tùkwtëlinkwe
- wisëwëtëlinkwe
- wixëwëtëlinkwe
- wëlëtëlinkwe
- wëshkinkwine
- xinkwtëlinkwe
- òpshkinkwe
- òptikinkwehële
- òwëlshkinkwe
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