pukwès

Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *a·pikwa (“mouse”) or Proto-Algonquian *wa·pikw (“mouse”).

Noun

pukwès anim (plural pukwèsàk, diminutive pukwètët, obviative pukwèsa, locative pukwèsink, genitive pukwèsi)

  1. mouse

Conjugation

singular-subject possessive conjugation of pukwès
pukwès
1st person singular mpukwèsëm
2nd person singular kpukwèsëm
3rd person singular pukwèsëma
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural [Term?]

References

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