winkël

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See also: winkel

Unami

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Etymology

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  • /wink-/ : like
  • /-ël/ abstract animate intransitive suffix
  • /-w/ : 3rd person suffix

Verb

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winkël (plural winkëluk) (vai)

  1. he/she/it (animate) tastes good, is tasty
    Winkël wa tipas.
    This chicken tastes good
    Winkëluk hèch yuki apëlishàk?
    Are these apples tasty?
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References

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