alukalkwësi
Unami
Etymology
From alukala (“to employ”) + -ësi (animate intransitive verb suffix).
Verb
alukalkwësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- to be employed
Conjugation
| alukalkwësi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nalukalkwësi |
| 2nd person singular | kalukalkwësi |
| 3rd person singular | alukalkwësu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nalukalkwësihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kalukalkwësihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kalukalkwësihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | alukalkwësuwàk |
Derived terms
- alukalkwësit (“employee”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “alukalkwësi”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project