chitanësi
Unami
Alternative forms
- chitanìsi
Etymology
From chitan- (“strong, tough”, root) + -ësi anim.
Verb
chitanësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- to be strong
Conjugation
| chitanësi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nchitanësi |
| 2nd person singular | kchitanësi |
| 3rd person singular | chitanësu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nchitanësihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kchitanësihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kchitanësihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | chitanësuwàk |
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “chitanësu”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project