nisktunhe

Unami

Etymology

By surface analysis, nisk- (“dirty”) +‎ tun (“mouth”) +‎ -he (verb suffix).

Verb

nisktunhe (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To talk dirty, to be foul-mouthed.

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with nisktune (“to have a dirty mouth”), which is in the literal sense.

Declension

present indicative conjugation of nisktunhe
nisktunhe
1st person singular nisktunhe
2nd person singular kënisktunhe
3rd person singular nisktunhe
1st person plural inclusive nisktunhehëna
1st person plural exclusive kënisktunhehëna
2nd person plural kënisktunhehëmo
3rd person plural [Term?]

Derived terms

  • nehënisktunhès (“clown”)
  • nisktunheokàn (“dirty talk”)

References

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