kiwsuwitakwsi
Unami
Etymology
From kiwsu (“to be drunk”) + -itakwsi (“to sound like”).
Verb
kiwsuwitakwsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- To sound drunk, to sound like one is drunk.
Conjugation
| kiwsuwitakwsi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nkiwsuwitakwsi |
| 2nd person singular | kiwsuwitakwsi |
| 3rd person singular | kiwsuwitakwsu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nkiwsuwitakwsihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kiwsuwitakwsihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kiwsuwitakwsihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | kiwsuwitakwsuwàk |
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kiwsuwitakwsu”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project