nihëlala

Unami

Etymology

From nihëla anim (“to own”, intransitive) +‎ -a (directive).

Verb

nihëlala (VTA (transitive animate-object))

  1. to own him/her, to dominate him/her

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of nihëlala
nihëlala
1st person singular nihëlala
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular wënihëlala
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural [Term?]

Derived terms

  • nihëlalao (“to be owning him/her, one owns him/her”)
  • nihëlalkwësi (“to be owned”, passive, animate intransitive)
  • nihëlalat (“owner”)

References

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