luwènsi

Unami

Etymology

Verb

luwènsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. For one's name to be, to be named [a name].
    • “Lënapei Luwènsëwakàn [A Delaware Name]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary‎[1]:
      Hìtamìch nkatà luwe ntëluwènsi Weènchipàhkihëlèxkwe èntà Lënàpeyëwènsià òk ènta Shëwànahkwi luwènsia ntëluwèsi[sic] Nora Thompson Dean.
      Firstly, I want to say that my name is Weènchipàhkihëlèxkwe when using my Lenape name; and when my using my White person name, I tell them my name is Nora Thompson Dean.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of luwènsi
ëluwènsi
1st person singular ntëluwènsi
2nd person singular ktëluwènsi
3rd person singular luwènsu
1st person plural inclusive ntëluwènsihëna
1st person plural exclusive ktëluwènsihëna
2nd person plural ktëluwènsihëmo
3rd person plural luwènsuwàk

Derived terms

References

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