nèhkwësi
Unami
Etymology
From new (to see) + -ëkw (inversive) + -ësi (verbal).
Verb
nèhkwësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), negative ninèhkwësi)
- to be seen, to be spotted
Conjugation
| nèhkwësi | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nèhkwësi |
| 2nd person singular | knèhkwësi |
| 3rd person singular | nèhkwësu |
| 1st person plural inclusive | nèhkwësihëna |
| 1st person plural exclusive | kënèhkwësihëna |
| 2nd person plural | kënèhkwësihëmo |
| 3rd person plural | nèhkwësuwàk |
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “nèhkwësi”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project