kpëche

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *kakye·pa·či (stupidly, foolishly, badly).

Verb

kpëche (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be foolish

Conjugation

present active indicative conjugation of kpëche
kpëche
1st person singular nkëpcha
2nd person singular këpcha
3rd person singular kpëche
1st person plural inclusive nkëpchahëna
1st person plural exclusive këpchahëna
2nd person plural këpchahëmo
3rd person plural kpëcheyok

References

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