sëksu

Unami

Etymology

Cognate with Mohegan-Pequot sukisuw (“he/she is black”), Munsee nzúksuw (“he/she is black”).

  • /sëk/: black
  • /-ësi/: animate intransitive
  • /-w/ (suffix): third person suffix

Verb

sëksu (VAI (animate-subject intransitive), third plural indicative sëksuwàk, participle sëksit, participle plural sëksichik)

  1. he/she is black
  • sëke (inanimate intransitive verb)

References

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