mëkike

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mekiwa.[1]

Verb

mëkike (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to bark (of a dog or similar animal).[2]

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of mëkike
mëkikète
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular mëkike
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural mëkikeyok

Derived terms

  • mëkikhati (“to all bark together”)

References

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