lusasu

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /lu/: to burn
  • /-sasi-/: passive (subject undergoes action by someone)
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

lusasu (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. it has been burned, someone burned it (animate)
  • lute (inanimate intransitive verb)
  • lusu (animate intransitive verb)
  • wëlusëmën (transitive inanimate verb)
  • lehëlusit
  • lusitahsu

References

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