shakwëlètie

Unami

Etymology

From shakw- (“stingy”) +‎ xëlètie (“greedy”).

Verb

shakwëlètie (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be stingy with food, to be greedy with food.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of shakwëlètie
shakwëlètie
1st person singular [Term?]
2nd person singular [Term?]
3rd person singular shakwëlètie
1st person plural inclusive [Term?]
1st person plural exclusive [Term?]
2nd person plural [Term?]
3rd person plural shakwëlètieyok

References

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