shenkixën

Unami

Etymology

From

  • /shenk-/ : lying down
  • /-èxën/ (suffix): indicates a state of lying, sitting in a place

Verb

shenkixën (VII (inanimate-subject intransitive))

  1. it is lying down, it is laid down
  • shenkixin (animate intransitive verb)
  • shenkixëmao
  • shenkixihële

References

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