chitanitakwsi

Unami

Etymology

From chitan- (hard, strong, solid) +‎ -itakwsi (to sound like).

Verb

chitanitakwsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To sound strong, for one to sound as if they are strong.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of chitanitakwsi
chitanitakwsi
1st person singular nchitanitakwsi
2nd person singular kchitanitakwsi
3rd person singular chitanitakwsu
1st person plural inclusive nchitanitakwsihëna
1st person plural exclusive kchitanitakwsihëna
2nd person plural kchitanitakwsihëmo
3rd person plural chitanitakwsuwàk

References

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