chëchpi

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *še·çki- (“only, by itself”).

Particle

chëchpi

  1. separate, apart

Derived terms

  • chëchpësi anim (“to be in disagreement”, intransitive)
  • chëchpixën inan (“to be separate, to be disconnected”, intransitive)

References

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