alàpi

See also: alapi

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *kelipi·wa (“to be quick”).

Verb

alàpi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), inanimate equivalent kshihëla)

  1. To be quick.
  2. To hurry, to do something quickly.

Conjugation

infinitive conjugation of alàpi
alàpi
1st person singular nalàpi
2nd person singular kalàpi
3rd person singular alàpu
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural [Term?]

Derived terms

  • alàpahële (“to wake up early to do something”)
  • alàpamehële (“to headstart”)
  • alàpihële (“to be quick, to hurry”, present indicative)
  • alàpipwi (“to scarf down, to eat quickly”)
  • alàpixsi (“to talk quickly”)

References

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