shipchei
Unami
Alternative forms
- shipche
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *ši·pi·wa anim (“to stretch”, intransitive).
Verb
shipchei (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))
Conjugation
| shipchei | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nshipchei |
| 2nd person singular | kshipchei |
| 3rd person singular | shipchei |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | [Term?] |
| shishipchei | |
|---|---|
| 1st person singular | nshishipchei |
| 2nd person singular | kshishipchei |
| 3rd person singular | shishipchei |
| 1st person plural inclusive | [Term?] |
| 1st person plural exclusive | [Term?] |
| 2nd person plural | [Term?] |
| 3rd person plural | [Term?] |
Derived terms
- shipcheokàn (“stretching”)
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “shipchei”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project