tëtpi

Unami

Etymology

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Verb

tëtpi (VAI (animate-subject intransitive))

  1. To sign; to use a sign language.

Conjugation

present indicative conjugation of tëtpi
tëtpi
1st person singular ntëtpi
2nd person singular ktëtpi
3rd person singular tëtpi
1st person plural inclusive ntëtpihëna
1st person plural exclusive ktëtpihëna
2nd person plural ktëtpihëmo
3rd person plural tëtpiyok

Noun

tëtpi ? (plural [Term?])

  1. sign language

References

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