shinkalkwësi

Unami

Etymology

From shinkala anim (“to hate”, transitive) +‎ -ëkw (inversive suffix) +‎ -ësi (“to be”).

Verb

shinkalkwësi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To be hated, to be disliked.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of shinkalkwësi
shinkalkwësi
1st person singular nshinkalkwësi
2nd person singular kshinkalkwësi
3rd person singular shinkalkwësu
1st person plural inclusive nshinkalkwësihëna
1st person plural exclusive kshinkalkwësihëna
2nd person plural kshinkalkwësihëmo
3rd person plural shinkalkwësuwàk

Derived terms

  • shinkalkwësit (“disliked/hated one”)

References

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