mësi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mesi"

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *mesi.

Particle

mësi

  1. here and there, different, various
    • Nora Thompson Dean, “Na Òkwës Òk Na Chëmamës Achimëwakàn [The Fox and The Rabbit Story]”, in Lenape Talking Dictionary[1]:
      Nkëme mikëmòsu, èshi sikònk hakihe, mësi kèku; malàxkwsita, èhàskàntasik, òk xàskwim.
      He would always work, and every spring he would make a garden of various things; beans, lettuce and corn.

References

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