Unami
Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *miᐧčiwa (“to eat (something)”). Cognate with Cree ᒦᒋᓯᐤ (miicisiw, “he/she eats”), Malecite-Passamaquoddy mitsu (“he/she eats”), Menominee mēcehsow (“he/she eats”), Fox mîchiwa (“he/she eats”), Mahican meetthow (“he/she eats”), Mohegan-Pequot micuw (“he/she eats”), Munsee míitsuw (“he/she eats”).
Verb
mitsi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), participle mitsit, passive mitsasu, pejorative mitshishi)
- to eat
Conjugation
Preterite Indicative conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi
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| 1st person singular
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nëmitsup/nëmamitsihàmp
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| 2nd person singular
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këmitsup
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| 3rd person singular
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mitsup
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| 1st person plural inclusive
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nëmitsihënàp
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| 1st person plural exclusive
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këmitsihënàp
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| 2nd person plural
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këmitsihëmup
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| 3rd person plural
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mitsupanik
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Present Conjunct conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi
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| 1st person singular
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mitsia
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| 2nd person singular
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mitsiàn
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| 3rd person singular
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mitsit
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| 1st person plural inclusive
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mitsiànkw
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| 1st person plural exclusive
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[Term?]
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| 2nd person plural
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mitsièkw
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| 3rd person plural
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mitsihtit
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Present Subjunctive conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi
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| 1st person singular
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mitsiàne
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| 2nd person singular
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mitsiàn
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| 3rd person singular
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mitsite
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| 1st person plural inclusive
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mitsiènkwe
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| 1st person plural exclusive
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[Term?]
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| 2nd person plural
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mitsièkwe
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| 3rd person plural
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mitsihtite
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Past Subjunctive conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi
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| 1st person singular
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mitsiantpàne
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| 2nd person singular
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mitsiàntpàne
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| 3rd person singular
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mitsitpàne
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| 1st person plural inclusive
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mitsienkwpàne
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| 1st person plural exclusive
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[Term?]
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| 2nd person plural
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mitsièkwpàne
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| 3rd person plural
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mitsihtitpàne
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Future conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi
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| 1st person singular
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nëmitsìch or xu nëmitsi
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| 2nd person singular
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këmitsìch or xu këmitsi
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| 3rd person singular
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mitsùch or xu mitsu
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| 1st person plural inclusive
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nëmitsihënàch or xu nëmitsihëna
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| 1st person plural exclusive
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këmitsihënàch or xu këmitsihëna
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| 2nd person plural
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këmitsihëmòch or xu këmitsihëmo
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| 3rd person plural
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mitsuwàkch or xu mitsuwàk
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Subordinate conjugation of mitsi
| mitsi
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| 1st person singular
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nemitsin
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| 2nd person singular
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këmitsin
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| 3rd person singular
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mitsin
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| 1st person plural inclusive
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nëmitsinèn
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| 1st person plural exclusive
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këmitsinèn
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| 2nd person plural
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këmitsineyo
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| 3rd person plural
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mitsineyo
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Imperatives
| mitsi
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Imperative
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| 2nd person singular
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mitsi
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| 2nd person plural
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mitsikw
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| 1st person plural
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mitsitàm
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Derived terms
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “mitsi”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project