mwekane

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Munsee mwaakaneew (“dog”).

Noun

mwekane anim (plural mwekàneyok, adjectival mwekànei, diminutive mwekanètët, obviative mwekàneyo, absentative plural mwekàneyunkahke)

  1. dog

Conjugation

possessives of mwekane
singular plural
1st person nëmwekaneyëm inclusive këmwekaneyëmëna;
exclusive nëmwekaneyëmëna
2nd person këmwekaneyëm [Term?]
3rd person mwekàneyëm mwekàneyëmëwoo

Derived terms

  • kèpcheonkëlëk mwekane
  • mwekaneikaon
  • mwekaneimakwsu
  • mwekaneinakwsu
  • mwekanewchi

References

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