kiwsi

Unami

Etymology

From kiw- (drunk) +‎ -ësi (to be).

Verb

kiwsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be drunk.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of kiwsi
kiwsi
1st person singular nkiwsi
2nd person singular kiwsi
3rd person singular kiwsu
1st person plural inclusive nkiwsihëna
1st person plural exclusive kiwsihëna
2nd person plural kiwsihëmo
3rd person plural kiwsuwàk

Derived terms

References

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