àskàskwe
Unami
Etymology
From àskàsk- (“green”, root) + -we (inanimate verb suffix).
Cognate with Munsee askáskweew (“it is green”), Mohegan-Pequot askaqáyu (“it is green”), Massachusett ashkashki (“it is green”), Penobscot skàtste (“it is green”), Mahican uth-kuth-twau-yuk (“it is green”).
Verb
àskàskwe (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), third plural indicative àskàskweyo)
- to be green (of an inanimate subject)
- askaskwe skiko ― (it is) green grass
Conjugation
| àskàskwe | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | [Term?] |
| 2nd person singular | [Term?] |
| 3rd person singular | àskàskwe |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | àskàskweyo |
Related terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “àskàskwe”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project