kwitam

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *kweʔtamwa inan (“to fear it”, transitive).[1]

Verb

kwitam (VTI (transitive inanimate-object), imperative kwita, animate equivalent kwitaw)

  1. to fear something (inanimate)[2]

Usage notes

  • Utilizes the suffix -ne inan, which is reflected in the conjugation of this term, but not in its base form.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of kwitam
kwitam
1st person singular nkwitàmën
2nd person singular kwitamën
3rd person singular kwitamën
1st person plural inclusive nkwitàmënuk
1st person plural exclusive nkwitàmënèn
2nd person plural kwitamëneyo
3rd person plural kwitamëneyo

References

  1. ^ Hewson, John (2017), “kweʔtamwa”, in Proto-Algonquian Online Dictionary, Carleton University, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
  2. ^ Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “kwitam”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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