mòhëlàmën

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Massachusett manóhamin (“he bought it”), Munsee mahlamun (“he bought it”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

mòhëlàmën (VTI (transitive inanimate-object), animate equivalent mòhëlao)

  1. To buy it, to buy that; to purchase.
    Synonym: tòyëmën

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of mòhëlàmën
mòhëlàmën
1st person singular nëmahëlàmën
2nd person singular këmahëlàmën
3rd person singular mòhëlàmën
1st person plural inclusive nëmahëlàmënèn
1st person plural exclusive këmahëlàmënèn
2nd person plural këmahëlàmëneyo
3rd person plural mòhëlamaneyo

References

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