sëke

See also: Appendix:Variations of "seke"

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sukáyuw (“it is black”), Munsee nzúkeew (“it is black”).

  • /sëk/: black
  • /e/: inanimate intransitive
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

sëke (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive), third plural indicative sëkeyo, third singular conjunct sëkèk)

  1. it is black
  • sëksu (animate intransitive verb)

References

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