pëmëpehële

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *pemihθenwi (“to flow”). Cognates include Cree ᐱᒥᐦᑎᐣ (pimihtin, “it flows along”), Menominee pemēhnen (“it flows by”).

  • /pëm-/ (verb initial): along, forth, by; continuously, regularly.
  • /-ëpe-/ (medial) : liquid, water
  • /-hële/ (verb final): flow, move, be in a state
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

pëmëpehële (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. it flows, flows along

References

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