pàke

See also: pake

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *napaka·wi. By surface analysis, pàk- (“flat”) +‎ -e (inanimate verb suffix). Cognate with Munsee pákeew (“it is flat”).

Verb

pàke (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be flat, to be level.

Conjugation

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

References

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