mëne

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mene"

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee mŭnéew (he drinks).

Verb

mëne (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. he drinks

Conjugation

Conjugation of mëne
mëne indicative positive
1st person singular nëmëne
2nd person singular këmëne
3rd person singular mëne
1st person plural inclusive nëmënehëna
1st person plural exclusive këmënehëna
2nd person plural këmënehëmo
3rd person plural mëneyok
  • mehëmënink
  • mëneokàn
  • mënihao (verb transitive animate)
  • mënihuse
  • mënèn (verb transitive inanimate)
  • mënèt

References

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