pèhëwe

Unami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *pyeᐧhowa anim (to wait).

Verb

pèhëwe (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. to be waiting

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of pèhëwe
pèhëwe
1st person singular mpèhëwe
2nd person singular kpèhëwe
3rd person singular pèhëwe
1st person plural inclusive mpèhëwehëna
1st person plural exclusive kpèhëwehëna
2nd person plural kpèhëwehëmo
3rd person plural pehëweyok

References

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