chitkwësi

Unami

Etymology

From chitkw inan (“to be quiet”) +‎ -ësi (forms animate verbs).

Verb

chitkwësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be quiet

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of chitkwësi
chitkwësi
1st person singular nchitkwësi
2nd person singular kchitkwësi
3rd person singular chitkwësu
1st person plural inclusive chitkwësihëna
1st person plural exclusive kchitkwësihëna
2nd person plural kchitkwësihëmo
3rd person plural chitkwësuwàk
  • Imperfect plural: chitkwësikw

References

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