mahchamàlsi

Unami

Etymology

From mahch- (bad, root) +‎ amàlsi (to feel).

Verb

mahchamàlsi (VTI (transitive inanimate-object))

  1. (literally) to feel bad
  2. to feel ill; to be under the weather

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of mahchamàlsi
mahchamàlsi
1st person singular nëmahchamàlsi
2nd person singular këmahchamàlsi
3rd person singular mahchamàlsu
1st person plural inclusive nëmahchamàlsihëna
1st person plural exclusive këmahchamàlsihëna
2nd person plural këmahchamàlsihëmo
3rd person plural mahchamàlsuwàk

References

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