mùxul

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *meʔθo·θali pl, plural of *meʔθo·ši (“big boat”).

Noun

mùxul inan (plural mùxula, diminutive muxultët, locative muxulink)

  1. canoe
  2. boat

Declension

possessive conjugation of mùxul
mùxul
1st person singular nëmuxulëm, ntamuxulëm
2nd person singular këmuxulëm
3rd person singular muxulëm
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural muxulëmëwoo

Derived terms

  • mùxulhama (“to travel by canoe”)
  • mùxulhe (“to make a canoe”)

References

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