alëwilësi

Unami

Etymology

From alëwil- (“most powerful”, verb root) +‎ -ësi.

Verb

alëwilësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be powerful

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of alëwilësi
alëwilësi
1st person singular nalëwilësi
2nd person singular kalëwilësi
3rd person singular alëwilësu
1st person plural inclusive nalëwilësihëna
1st person plural exclusive kalëwilësihëna
2nd person plural kalëwilësihëmo
3rd person plural alëwilësuwàk

Derived terms

  • alëwilësit (“the most powerful person”)
  • alëwilësëwakàn (“power”)

References

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