wisae

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *wesaᐧwyaᐧwi (“to be yellow”). Cognate with Ojibwe ozaawaa (“it is yellow”), Mohegan-Pequot wisôwáyuw (“it is yellow”), Massachusett weesóe (“it is yellow”).

Verb

wisae (plural wisaeyo)

1. third-person singular present indicative active of wisae (“to be yellow (inanimate)”)

   wisae yu ahsën.

   This rock is yellow.

Related terms

• wisawsu vai
• wisainakòt vii
• wisainàkwsu vai

References

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