ëlkikwi

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *elekohkwa·wi inan (“to be of a certain size”).

Verb

ëlkikwi (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be as much as, to be a certain size.

Verb

ëlkikwi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be as such, to be as one is.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of ëlkikwi
ëlkikwi
1st person singular ntëlkikwi
2nd person singular ktëlkikwi
3rd person singular ëlkiku
1st person plural inclusive ntëlkikwihëna
1st person plural exclusive ktëlkikwihëna
2nd person plural ktëlkikwihëmo
3rd person plural ëlkikuwàk

References

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