lëpwe

Unami

Etymology

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Verb

lëpwe (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be smart, to be wise

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of lëpwe
lëpwe
1st person singular nëlëpwe
2nd person singular këlëpwe
3rd person singular lëpwe
1st person plural inclusive nëlëpwehëna
1st person plural exclusive këlëpwehëna
2nd person plural këlëpwehëmo
3rd person plural lëpweyok

Derived terms

  • lëpwehilus (“smart/wise old man”)
  • lëpweit (“smart/wise one”)
  • lëpweokàn (“wisdom, intelligence”)
  • lëpweìnu (“smart/wise man; Delaware councilman”)
  • lëpwèxkwe (“smart/wise woman”)

References

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