òtaèwi

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, -òtae (“flower”) +‎ -i (verb suffix). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

òtaèwi (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. (botany) To be blooming, to be flowering, to be blossoming.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of òtaèwi
òtaèwi
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular òtaèyu
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural òtaèyëwàk, òtaèyuwàk

References

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