òkche

Unami

Alternative forms

  • òkchee

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *wa·kya·wi. By surface analysis, òkch- (“crooked, slanted”) +‎ -e (inanimate verb suffix)

Verb

òkche (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), animate equivalent òkchësi)

  1. To be crooked, to be warped, to be bent.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of òkche
òkche
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular òkche
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural [Term?]

References

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