kpëche
Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *kakye·pa·či (“stupidly, foolishly, badly”).
Verb
kpëche (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
- to be foolish
Conjugation
| 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 |
Related terms
- kpëchehële
- kpëchehòsi
- kpëcheinakwsi
- kpëcheinakòt
- kpëcheokàn
- kpëcheonkëlëwakàn
- kpëchewtunhe
- kpëcheònkël
- kpëcheònkëlëwikaon
- kèpchat
- kèpcheonkèlët
- kèpchuxkwe
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kpëche”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project